Patents by Inventor Gerald Wingle

Gerald Wingle 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).

  • Electrical connector for connecting a light emitting diode (LED) to a driver
    Patent number: 8680790
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for connecting a light emitting diode (LED) to a driver. The electrical connector includes a housing, a driver input contact held by the housing and configured to be electrically connected to a power output of the driver, and an LED output contact held by the housing and configured to be electrically connected to a power input of the LED. An electrical path is defined between the driver input contact and the LED output contact for supplying electrical power from the driver to the power input of the LED. The electrical connector includes a temperature monitor and control (TMC) module operatively connected to a temperature sensor for receiving a temperature associated with the LED. The TMC module is configured to control the flow of electrical power from the driver input contact to the LED output contact based on the temperature received from the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen M. Jackson, Mohammad S. Ahmed, Robert Rix, Matthew Mostoller, Gerald Wingle, John Akins
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) TO A DRIVER
    Publication number: 20120229043
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for connecting a light emitting diode (LED) to a driver. The electrical connector includes a housing, a driver input contact held by the housing and configured to be electrically connected to a power output of the driver, and an LED output contact held by the housing and configured to be electrically connected to a power input of the LED. An electrical path is defined between the driver input contact and the LED output contact for supplying electrical power from the driver to the power input of the LED. The electrical connector includes a temperature monitor and control (TMC) module operatively connected to a temperature sensor for receiving a temperature associated with the LED. The TMC module is configured to control the flow of electrical power from the driver input contact to the LED output contact based on the temperature received from the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen M. Jackson, Mohammad S. Ahmed, Robert Rix, Matthew Mostoller, Gerald Wingle, John Akins