Patents by Inventor John Ervin Francis

John Ervin Francis 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).

  • IDC having wire slippage control
    Patent number: 5759061
    Abstract: An (IDC) (10) includes a first pair of arms (12a and b) depending from a bridge (14) and defining a first conductive slot (15) for receiving an insulated wire, displacing the insulation thereon, and completing an electrical connection thereto. A detent (20) depending from one of the arms forms a narrower passage (23) for retaining a wire in the slot. A similar detent (40) in the slot (35) of a second pair of arms (32a and b) is farther from the bridge (14) than the detent (20) in the first slot (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Raychem Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lind Jensen, John Ervin Francis, Eric Kelly Vann