Patents by Inventor James Scott Showers

James Scott Showers 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: 9859626
    Abstract: A terminal assembly includes a terminal having a wire barrel configured to be crimped to a wire and a mating segment configured to be mated to a mating component. The terminal assembly includes a wire retention seal received in the wire barrel. The wire retention seal has a terminal mounting flange engaging the wire barrel to axially secure the wire retention seal to the terminal. The wire retention seal has a wire retention sleeve defining a wire bore configured to receive an end of the wire. The wire retention sleeve is configured to interfere with the wire to axially retain the wire retention seal on the end of the wire prior to crimping the wire barrel to the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Gary Annis, Kevin Michael Thackston, Albert Tsang, James Scott Showers, George E. Kell
  • Patent number: 9608427
    Abstract: A shuttle assembly is configured to connect an insulated wire to a contact terminal. The shuttle assembly may include a connecting insert defining an exposed wire-crimping chamber. The connecting insert is configured to receive an exposed end of a conductive wire, and is configured to be crimped to the exposed end of the conductive wire. A seal member is connected to the connecting insert, and is configured to be crimped to an insulating cover of the insulated wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Anthony Fulponi, Robert Neil Mulfinger, James Scott Showers
  • Publication number: 20160105013
    Abstract: A shuttle assembly is configured to connect an insulated wire to a contact terminal. The shuttle assembly may include a connecting insert defining an exposed wire-crimping chamber. The connecting insert is configured to receive an exposed end of a conductive wire, and is configured to be crimped to the exposed end of the conductive wire. A seal member is connected to the connecting insert, and is configured to be crimped to an insulating cover of the insulated wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: John Anthony Fulponi, Robert Neil Mulfinger, James Scott Showers
  • Patent number: 8376759
    Abstract: A connector for an e-textile that has conductors that define a conductive layer of the e-textile includes a terminal subassembly that has terminals configured to be electrically connected to corresponding conductors of the e-textile. The terminal subassembly has an insulator holding the terminals. The terminals have mating interfaces. A shell holds the terminal subassembly. The shell has a front and a rear. The rear is configured to receive the e-textile. The shell has a bottom and a top. The top is open sided to provide access to the mating interfaces of the terminals for mating with a mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Debock, David James Fabian, James Scott Showers
  • Publication number: 20120071015
    Abstract: A connector for an e-textile that has conductors that define a conductive layer of the e-textile includes a terminal subassembly that has terminals configured to be electrically connected to corresponding conductors of the e-textile. The terminal subassembly has an insulator holding the terminals. The terminals have mating interfaces. A shell holds the terminal subassembly. The shell has a front and a rear. The rear is configured to receive the e-textile. The shell has a bottom and a top. The top is open sided to provide access to the mating interfaces of the terminals for mating with a mating connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: KIMBERLY ANN DEBOCK, DAVID JAMES FABIAN, JAMES SCOTT SHOWERS