Patents by Inventor John Ewers

John Ewers 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).

  • Water resistant electrical connector
    Patent number: 6059591
    Abstract: An electrical connector such as a clockspring having a seal for sealing liquids and pressurized liquids, especially water, from ruining electrical connections existing within the clockspring. In one embodiment the clockspring includes a seal, where the seal prevents the liquid from corrupting the electrical connections existing within the clockspring. In another embodiment the clockspring includes a a housing, a cover, an electrical ribbon cable attached to an outer diameter circuit board, and a seal positioned between the housing and the outer diameter circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Methode Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Bolen, James Pettit, John Ewers