Patents by Inventor Jeff Joseph Howard

Jeff Joseph Howard 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 lock
    Patent number: 8109778
    Abstract: A locking assembly for selectively locking a female electrical receptor with an electrical male plug connector is disclosed. The male plug has a plurality of prongs with apertures, and female receptor has prong-receiving contact members with openings that are aligned with the apertures when the plug is connected with the receptor. The locking assembly can have a pair of caps with conical projections that fit into the openings in the contact members and apertures of the prongs. A spring-loaded actuator button moves the caps in and out of engagement with the contact members and the prongs. Several embodiments of the locking assembly are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Inventors: Jeff Joseph Howard, David Michael Jackson
  • Electrical connector lock
    Publication number: 20110250779
    Abstract: A locking assembly for selectively locking a female electrical receptor with an electrical male plug connector is disclosed. The male plug has a plurality of prongs with apertures, and female receptor has prong-receiving contact members with openings that are aligned with the apertures when the plug is connected with the receptor. The locking assembly can have a pair of caps with conical projections that fit into the openings in the contact members and apertures of the prongs. A spring-loaded actuator button moves the caps in and out of engagement with the contact members and the prongs. Several embodiments of the locking assembly are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Jeff Joseph Howard, David Michael Jackson