Patents by Inventor Jess A. Mann

Jess A. Mann 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 AND ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20080020649
    Abstract: An electrical connector has a housing that includes a mating end defining a first connector relief segment opposite a second connector relief segment and a first connector projection segment opposite a second connector projection segment. At least one male contact extends from a face of the first connector relief segment and at least one male contact extends from a face of the second connector relief segment. At least one female contact is formed in a face of the first connector projection segment and at least one female contact is formed in a face of the second connector projection segment. In this regard, the mating end is configured to align and mate with a mating end of a second substantially identical electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Richard J. Scherer, Jess A. Mann, Jerome P. Dattilo, Michael L. Black
  • Hermaphroditic electrical connector
    Patent number: D575742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Scherer, Jess A. Mann, Jerome P. Dattilo, Michael L. Black
  • Hermaphroditic electrical connector
    Patent number: D591238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Scherer, Jess A. Mann, Jerome P. Dattilo, Michael L. Black