Patents by Inventor Gerald O'Connell

Gerald O'Connell 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).

  • Connector transfer system
    Patent number: 4754865
    Abstract: A harness making machine includes a transfer system receiving electrical connectors in abutting relation and separates the connectors while moving them from a feed track to a delivery track. The separation provides uniform spacing between terminals for termination of more than one connector in a cycle of machine operation. The feed and delivery tracks are unobstructed, and a pawl carried by a transfer carriage separates the connectors in response to movement of the carriage from the feed track to the delivery track. A shuttle moves the spaced connectors into a nest and the nest is moved to a termination station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Anthony Szumierz, Frank Chmela, Maurice Godfrey, Gerald O'Connell