Patents by Inventor James E. McKeown

James E. McKeown 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).

  • Bifurcated electrical contact
    Patent number: 3944313
    Abstract: A bifurcated electrical contact having a pair of resiliently deflectable arms having end portions adapted to contact each other. The restorative force of the deflected arms is increased by projections (17) spaced from the end portions (16), which contact each other before the surfaces (19) of the end portions contact each other thereby increasing the restorative force on the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Assignee: The Bendix Corporation
    Inventors: James E. McKeown, Donald E. Michel