Patents by Inventor Gerald Shimirak

Gerald Shimirak 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).

  • Publication number: 20080014783
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a pair of contact members, each contact member bent to have a first end and a second end comprising a self-stripping slot formed therein and adapted to receive a wire having an insulation protective coating. The connector also includes a housing comprised of a base member and at least one moveable cover adapted to receive a pair of wires, and wherein the at least one moveable cover urges a pair of wires into the self-stripping slot of the contact members. A surge arrestor can be provided to protect the connector from over-voltage or over-current to the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Channell Commercial Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Shimirak
  • Publication number: 20060178034
    Abstract: A stackable bridging connector having a pair of contact members, each comprising a first termination end and a second termination end and a connector having a pair of wire receiving passages. The first termination end is dimensioned to be received in a pair of receiving ports of an electrical connector. The wire receiving passages are movable between a first position in which a pair of wires are held apart from the second termination end and a second position in which the pair of wires are inserted into the second termination end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Channell Commercial Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Shimirak
  • Publication number: 20060178035
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a pair of contact members, each comprising a first insulation displacement connector at a first end and a second insulation displacement connector at a second end. The first and second insulation displacement connectors enable two wire pairs to be linked. The connector also includes a filtering device positioned between the pair of contact members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Channell Commercial Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Shimirak
  • Publication number: 20060160406
    Abstract: The electrical connector assembly includes a first pair of contact members, each comprising a first termination end and a first connection end. A second pair of contact members, each comprising a second termination end and a second connection end, wherein the first connection end and the second connection end are in contact. A connector having a pair of wire receiving passages movable between a first position in which a pair of wires are held apart from the second termination end and a second position in which the pair of wires are inserted into the second termination end. The connector is capable of removing the pair of wires from the second termination end and reinserting the pair of wires into the second termination end. A surge arrestor can be provided to protect the connector from over-voltage or over-current to the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Channell Commercial Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Shimirak
  • Publication number: 20050239321
    Abstract: The electrical connector assembly includes a first pair of contact members, each comprising a first termination end and a first connection end. A second pair of contact members, each comprising a second termination end and a second connection end, wherein the first connection end and the second connection end are in contact. A connector having a pair of wire receiving passages movable between a first position in which a pair of wires are held apart from the second termination end and a second position in which the pair of wires are inserted into the second termination end. The connector is capable of removing the pair of wires from the second termination end and reinserting the pair of wires into the second termination end. A surge arrestor can be provided to protect the connector from over-voltage or over-current to the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: Channell Commercial Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Shimirak
  • Publication number: 20050239330
    Abstract: The electrical connector assembly includes a first pair of contact members, each comprising a first termination end and a first connection end. A second pair of contact members, each comprising a second termination end and a second connection end, wherein the first connection end and the second connection end are in contact. A connector having a pair of wire receiving passages movable between a first position in which a pair of wires are held apart from the second termination end and a second position in which the pair of wires are inserted into the second termination end. The connector is capable of removing the pair of wires from the second termination end and reinserting the pair of wires into the second termination end. A surge arrestor can be provided to protect the connector from over-voltage or over-current to the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: Channell Commercial Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Shimirak
  • Publication number: 20050202710
    Abstract: The electrical connector assembly includes a first pair of contact members, each comprising a first termination end and a first connection end. A second pair of contact members, each comprising a second termination end and a second connection end, wherein the first connection end and the second connection end are in contact. A connector having a pair of wire receiving passages movable between a first position in which a pair of wires are held apart from the second termination end and a second position in which the pair of wires are inserted into the second termination end. The connector is capable of removing the pair of wires from the second termination end and reinserting the pair of wires into the second termination end. A surge arrestor can be provided to protect the connector from over-voltage or over-current to the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: Channell Commercial Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Shimirak
  • Patent number: 5865654
    Abstract: An inexpensive coaxial cable connector, and an inexpensive contact which is suitable for use in an such an inexpensive coaxial cable connector, the connector and the contact being capable of passing electrical signals from low frequency power up to and including telecommunications signals in the range of 1 GHz or more. The connector comprises an elongate, hollow, conductive, cylindrical barrel having an inner radius, R.sub.BARREL, and a first longitudinal axis; and an elongate, conductive contact. The contact has a first end and a second end which define a length therebetween, a second longitudinal axis, and comprises a cylindrical section. The cylindrical section has an outer radius, R.sub.CONTACT, which is less than R.sub.BARREL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Raychem Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Shimirak, Philip Vail, Nelson Shen, Nils Wydler, Anthony Vranicar, Gary Wagner, Mohamed Higgy, Mel Nance
  • Patent number: 5857865
    Abstract: A sealed F-connector, with a threaded section and a recessed section adjacent the threaded section, has a ring-shaped elastomeric sealing member formed within the recessed section and affixed to the surface of the recessed section. When a connector shell from a mating connector is screwed on, the sealing member deforms as the connector shell screws on over the sealing member, thereby lining at least a portion of the internal thread of the connector shell and at least a portion of the recessed section of the F-connector. The deformed sealing member thereby establishes a barrier to the penetration of moisture between the F-connector and the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Raychem Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Shimirak, Anthony Vranicar
  • Patent number: 4880676
    Abstract: A cable splice case comprises end seals that surround the cables either side of the splice and a housing that extends from one to the other around the splice. The end seals comprise gel having a convoluted outer surface and having internal non-planar ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Raychem Corporation
    Inventors: Luis Puigcerver, Gerald Shimirak, Jorgen Berth