Patents by Inventor John Lawrence Hawkins, Jr.

John Lawrence Hawkins, Jr. 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
    Patent number: 4080041
    Abstract: A right-angle connector for a printed circuit board is disclosed. The connector contacts have tails that are bent at a right angle. A retainer plate is removably mounted on the housing of the connector. The plate embodies openings through which the bent tails of the contacts extend for positioning the tails in a predetermined pattern. The plate also embodies a row of spaced fingers which cooperate with shoulders on the contacts to releasably retain the contacts inside the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Assignee: International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
    Inventor: John Lawrence Hawkins, Jr.