Patents by Inventor Gerald N. Wilson

Gerald N. Wilson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Retention system for a connector housing
    Patent number: 5395265
    Abstract: A retention system for retaining a connector housing to a substrate includes a pair of slotted arms extending from the housing and a wedge-shaped abutment member having a camming surface and a latching surface thereon. One leg of an L-shaped clip is insertable into a channel defined by the slotted arms. The top edge of this leg of the clip is notched to form a tab. The clip is deflectable by the camming surface as the leg advances into the channel until the latch bar on the clip snaps into latching engagement with the latching surface on the abutment member, thereby to secure the clip to the housing.The second leg of the clip is bent to underlie the connector housing when the clip is attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Berg Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent D. DiMondi, John D. Walden, Gerald N. Wilson
  • Retention system for a connnector housing
    Patent number: 5318464
    Abstract: A retention system for retaining a connector housing to a substrate includes a pair of slotted arms extending from the housing and a wedge-shaped abutment member having a camming surface and a latching surface thereon. One leg of an L-shaped clip is insertable into a channel defined by the slotted arms. The top edge of this leg of the clip is notched to form a tab. The clip is deflectable by the camming surface as the leg advances into the channel until the latch bar on the clip snaps into latching engagement with the latching surface on the abutment member, thereby to secure the clip to the housing.The second leg of the clip is bent to underlie the connector housing when the clip is attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
    Inventors: Vincent D. DiMondi, John D. Walden, Gerald N. Wilson