Patents by Inventor James T. Jetton

James T. Jetton 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: 8398415
    Abstract: An assembly may include a first connector, a second connector, a third connector, a fourth connector, and a staged-release member. The second connector may be configured to matingly engage the first connector. The fourth connector may be configured to matingly engage the third connector. The staged-release member may include first and second portions. The first portion may be secured relative to the first and third connectors. The second portion may be movable relative to the first portion between a first position restricting axial separation of the second connector from the first connector and a second position allowing axial separation of the second connector from the first connector. The fourth connector may restrict movement of the second portion from the first position to the second position while the fourth connector is matingly engaged with the third connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Yazaki North America, Inc.
    Inventor: James T. Jetton
  • Patent number: 7121847
    Abstract: A flame-retardant shield or cap for isolating a fastener securing a high current connection to a conductor in a power distribution box (PDB) is manufactured separately from a much larger PDB cover that is not made from flame-retardant material. The cap has a closed end and sides forming an inner chamber for isolating the fastener from the cover and a surface of the PDB on which electrical components are received and mounted. The closed end and sides of the cap snap into a cup-shaped extension positioned on an underside of the cover such that when the cover is closed over the PDB an open end of the cap receives the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Yazaki North America, Inc.
    Inventors: James T. Jetton, Jeremy N. King