Patents by Inventor John Phillip Huss, Jr.
John Phillip Huss, 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).
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Patent number: 8690504Abstract: A torque-limited fastener turnable in fastening and loosening directions for one-time use includes a fastener head with a base, a set of lugs extending from the base, and an optional set of ramps extending from the base. The lugs include abutment surfaces facing a fastening tool slot recess that receives a fastening tool. When the fastening tool is turned in the fastening direction it bears against the lug surfaces. The lugs shear off or plastically deform into recesses when the fastening tool applies a limiting fastening torque. The ramps have abutment surfaces facing a loosening tool slot recess that receives a loosening tool. The ramps cam the fastening tool over the ramp abutment surfaces if the fastening tool is in the fastening tool recess and is turned in the fastening direction after the lugs have sheared off or have plastically deformed in response to application of the limiting torque.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: John Phillip Huss, Jr., Kevin E. Walker
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Publication number: 20130149065Abstract: A torque-limited fastener turnable in fastening and loosening directions for one-time use includes a fastener head with a base, a set of lugs extending from the base, and an optional set of ramps extending from the base. The lugs include abutment surfaces facing a fastening tool slot recess that receives a fastening tool. When the fastening tool is turned in the fastening direction it bears against the lug surfaces. The lugs shear off or plastically deform into recesses when the fastening tool applies a limiting fastening torque. The ramps have abutment surfaces facing a loosening tool slot recess that receives a loosening tool. The ramps cam the fastening tool over the ramp abutment surfaces if the fastening tool is in the fastening tool recess and is turned in the fastening direction after the lugs have sheared off or have plastically deformed in response to application of the limiting torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: John Phillip Huss, JR., Kevin E. Walker
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Patent number: 8439712Abstract: An electrical connector for a power cable having a lead assembly which forms electrical connections between wires in the cable and contacts to one side of the cable.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development & Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Shane Wiest, Gottlieb Oyster, Kevin Walker, John Phillip Huss, Jr., Arndt Schafmeister, Sebastian Schäfer
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Patent number: 8435063Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for forming AC power connections between a DC-to-AC inverter on a solar panel and AC power cable extending to an AC power grid includes a three-contact socket on the inverter and a three-contact electrical connector on the cable. The connector may be joined to the socket in either of two positions.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development & Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Shane Wiest, Gottlieb Oyster, Kevin Walker, John Phillip Huss, Jr., Arndt Schafmeister, Sebastian Schafer
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Publication number: 20120315783Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for forming AC power connections between a DC-to-AC inverter on a solar panel and AC power cable extending to an AC power grid includes a three-contact socket on the inverter and a three-contact electrical connector on the cable. The connector may be joined to the socket in either of two positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Inventors: Shane Wiest, Gottlieb Oyster, Kevin Walker, John Phillip Huss, JR., Arndt Schafmeister, Sebastian Schäfer
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Publication number: 20120315787Abstract: An electrical connector for a power cable having a lead assembly which forms electrical connections between wires in the cable and contacts to one side of the cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Inventors: Shane Wiest, Gottlieb Oyster, Kevin Walker, John Phillip Huss, JR., Arndt Schafmeister, Sebastian Schafer
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Patent number: 7942689Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for forming insulation displacement connections with conductors in small wires includes a wire carrier and a base. Pierce points on the base are slid along opposed walls in a slot in the carrier to align small tips on the ends of the pierce points to form electrical connections with a conductor in a wire in the carrier. The connections are located inwardly of the slot walls.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development & Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: John Phillip Huss, Jr., Ralf Geske, Hans-Hilmar Schulte, Karsten Freund, Markus Sonderer, Thomas Beier
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Patent number: 7845968Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for forming insulation displacement connections with conductors in small wires includes a wire carrier and a base. Pierce points on the base are slid along opposed walls in a slot in the carrier to align small tips on the ends of the pierce points to form electrical connections with a conductor in a wire in the carrier. The connections are located inwardly of the slot walls.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2010Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development & Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: John Phillip Huss, Jr., Ralf Geske, Hans-Hilmar Schulte, Karsten Freund, Markus Sonderer, Thomas Beier
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Patent number: 6827590Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided including contacts with front portions, intermediate portions, and rear portions. The intermediate portions are bent so that the front portions are aligned at an angle to the rear portions. The electrical connector assembly includes a first housing having a rear wall, through which the front portions of the contacts extend. The electrical connector assembly includes a second housing having a base that receives the rear portions of the contacts. At least one of the first and second housings form a pocket containing the intermediate portions of the contacts. The electrical connector assembly includes an encapsulate liquid placed into the pocket that hardens to hermetically seal the intermediate portions of the contacts.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2002Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Phillip Huss, Jr., John Mark Myer, John Raymond Shuey
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Patent number: 6733318Abstract: An electric connector assembly is provided having a housing with a chamber therein having an open end configured to receive a plug contact. The electric connector assembly includes a receptacle contact having a contact box on one end located in the chamber. The electrical connector has a contact pin on an opposite end extending from the chamber, and the contact box has a latch feature on a periphery thereof securing the contact box to the housing. The contact box has an open front end aligning with the open end of the chamber that is configured to receive a plug contact. The receptacle contact further includes a compliant section between the contact box and contact pin that is flexible to absorb vibrations introduced into the contact box and contact pin.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Mark Myer, John Phillip Huss, Jr., Hurley Chester Moll
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Patent number: 5643016Abstract: The electrical connector assembly of the present invention generally comprises an insulating housing (100), a plurality of retention clips (200) disposed in electrical contact receiving cavities (106) within the housing (100), a plurality of electrical contacts (400), and a spacer-cap (300) that is adapted to provide lead-in for a mating connector. Cavities (106) define, within the insulating housing (100), (i) at least two opposing longitudinal slots (120) having opposing recesses (126) and (ii) at least one ledge (130) that protrudes into the cavity (106) above the recesses (126). Retention clip (200) comprises a plurality of cantilevered spring members (204, 206) that project downwardly from an annular portion (202). A first pair of spring members (204) are disposed in opposing outwardly protruding relation to one another. Each of the spring members (204) further includes an outwardly protruding latch (232) disposed at its free end (230).Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1995Date of Patent: July 1, 1997Assignee: The Whitaker CorporationInventor: John Phillip Huss, Jr.
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Patent number: D645405Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: John Phillip Huss, Jr., Andreas Schrader
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Patent number: D649119Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development & Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: John Phillip Huss, Jr., Ralf Geske, Hans-Hilmar Schulte, Karsten Freund, Markus Sonderer, Thomas Beier
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Patent number: D673122Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development & Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: John Phillip Huss, Jr., Kevin E. Walker, Shane Wiest