Patents by Inventor Gerard Pethieu

Gerard Pethieu 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).

  • Patent number: 5624285
    Abstract: An electrical connector housing element includes passages each receiving an electrical contact and a system for locking them. The passages are in two series each comprising two rows. The locking system includes two keys in a head-to-tail arrangement and each of which is U-shape with two branches and a core. Each key is mounted so that one of its branches lies between the branches of the other key. Inclined guides are provided in a groove whereby each key can move in the groove in two perpendicular directions. In a locking position the two branches of the first key immobilize the electrical contacts of the two first rows of the two series of passages. In the locking position the two branches of the second key immobilize the electrical contacts of the two second rows of the two series of passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Connecteurs Cinch, Societe Anonyme
    Inventors: Gerard Pethieu, Jean Ittah, Olivier Plessis