Patents by Inventor John Wesley Hall
John Wesley Hall 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: 9692168Abstract: A header assembly includes a dielectric housing, an electrically conductive outer contact, and a center contact. The housing has a front panel that defines a contact opening therethrough between a front side and a rear side of the front panel. The housing also includes a base panel extending from the rear side of the front panel. The base panel mounts to a circuit board. The outer contact includes a mating segment that extends through the contact opening of the housing and defines a channel that receives the center contact therein. The outer contact also includes a mounting segment that engages the base panel of the housing and is disposed between the base panel and the circuit board. The mounting segment couples and electrically terminates to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: Neil Franklin Schroll, John Wesley Hall, Jr., Hurley Chester Moll
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Patent number: 9537231Abstract: A connector assembly includes a center contact configured to be terminated to a center conductor of a cable. A dielectric holds the center contact. An outer contact surrounds the dielectric and the center contact. The outer contact has a mating segment extending from a mating end, a terminating segment extending from a cable end, and a middle segment between the mating and terminating segments. The terminating segment is configured to be terminated to a braid of the cable. The middle segment has a diameter that is less than the respective diameters of the mating and terminating segments. A cavity insert surrounds the middle segment of the outer contact. The cavity insert includes a receiving shell and a closing shell that are joined together at an interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: John Wesley Hall, Scott Stephen Duesterhoeft
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Patent number: 9525246Abstract: A connector assembly configured to electrically and mechanically mate to a printed circuit board (PCB) may include a housing including a first ganging feature on a first side, and a second ganging feature on a second side that is opposite from the first side. The second ganging feature may be reciprocal to the first ganging feature. The first and second ganging features may be parallel to and oriented and aligned with a longitudinal axis of the housing. The assembly may include a contact shield retained by the housing. The contact shield may include a main body and at least one securing member configured to secure the connector assembly to the PCB. The securing member(s) may be integrally formed together with the main body from a single piece of material.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: David James Lane, Douglas John Hardy, John Wesley Hall
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Patent number: 9397410Abstract: An electrical terminal (10) having an electrical contact (18) and a crimp barrel (20) configured to be crimped around an end of a wire. The crimp barrel (20) includes a base (22) and opposing side walls (24) that define an opening (25) of the crimp barrel (20). The side walls (24) extend outwardly from the base (22) to ends (50) and include base segments (52) and end segments (54). A sealing wing (56) extends from the end of at least one of the side walls (24). The side walls (24) are configured to be folded over the wire when crimped such that a gap is defined between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) of at least one of the side walls (24). The sealing wing (56) is configured to extend within the gap between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) when the side walls (24) are crimped over the end of the wire.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignees: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GmbHInventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Myer
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Publication number: 20160134032Abstract: A connector assembly includes a center contact configured to be terminated to a center conductor of a cable. A dielectric holds the center contact. An outer contact surrounds the dielectric and the center contact. The outer contact has a mating segment extending from a mating end, a terminating segment extending from a cable end, and a middle segment between the mating and terminating segments. The terminating segment is configured to be terminated to a braid of the cable. The middle segment has a diameter that is less than the respective diameters of the mating and terminating segments. A cavity insert surrounds the middle segment of the outer contact. The cavity insert includes a receiving shell and a closing shell that are joined together at an interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: John Wesley Hall, Scott Stephen Duesterhoeft
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Patent number: 9214743Abstract: A connector assembly includes a dielectric having a right angle body including a first segment and a second segment and defining a right angle chamber extending through the first and second segments. At least one door at a right angle corner of the body provides access to the right angle chamber through a rear opening in an open state, and restricts access to the rear opening in a closed state. A female center contact in the right angle chamber in the first segment has a terminating end configured to electrically connect to a cable conductor of a cable received in the right angle chamber in the second segment. A front shield receives the dielectric and forces the door to move from the open state to the closed state upon loading the dielectric into the front shield. A rear shield couples to the front shield.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Scott Stephen Duesterhoeft, Douglas John Hardy, John Wesley Hall
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Publication number: 20150318643Abstract: A connector assembly configured to electrically and mechanically mate to a printed circuit board (PCB) may include a housing including a first ganging feature on a first side, and a second ganging feature on a second side that is opposite from the first side. The second ganging feature may be reciprocal to the first ganging feature. The first and second ganging features may be parallel to and oriented and aligned with a longitudinal axis of the housing. The assembly may include a contact shield retained by the housing. The contact shield may include a main body and at least one securing member configured to secure the connector assembly to the PCB. The securing member(s) may be integrally formed together with the main body from a single piece of material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: David James Lane, Douglas John Hardy, John Wesley Hall
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Publication number: 20150311602Abstract: A connector assembly includes a dielectric having a right angle body including a first segment and a second segment and defining a right angle chamber extending through the first and second segments. At least one door at a right angle corner of the body provides access to the right angle chamber through a rear opening in an open state, and restricts access to the rear opening in a closed state. A female center contact in the right angle chamber in the first segment has a terminating end configured to electrically connect to a cable conductor of a cable received in the right angle chamber in the second segment. A front shield receives the dielectric and forces the door to move from the open state to the closed state upon loading the dielectric into the front shield. A rear shield couples to the front shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Scott Stephen DUESTERHOEFT, Douglas John HARDY, John Wesley HALL
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Patent number: 9142895Abstract: A coaxial connector assembly includes an outer housing holding an outer contact, a dielectric holder received in the outer contact, and a center contact received in the dielectric holder. The dielectric holder has a front and a cavity extending axially along the dielectric holder bounded by a cavity wall. The dielectric holder has an expansion slot formed in the cavity wall offset from, and proximate to, the front. The center contact has a socket at a mating end configured to receive a pin contact of a mating connector assembly. The center contact has deflectable beams at the mating end configured to deflect outward when mated with the pin contact. The center contact has flared tip ends at the distal ends of the beams. The flared tip ends are received in the expansion slot when the deflectable beams are deflected outward during mating with the pin contact.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Douglas John Hardy, John Wesley Hall
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Publication number: 20150236435Abstract: A coaxial connector assembly includes an outer housing holding an outer contact, a dielectric holder received in the outer contact, and a center contact received in the dielectric holder. The dielectric holder has a front and a cavity extending axially along the dielectric holder bounded by a cavity wall. The dielectric holder has an expansion slot formed in the cavity wall offset from, and proximate to, the front. The center contact has a socket at a mating end configured to receive a pin contact of a mating connector assembly. The center contact has deflectable beams at the mating end configured to deflect outward when mated with the pin contact. The center contact has flared tip ends at the distal ends of the beams. The flared tip ends are received in the expansion slot when the deflectable beams are deflected outward during mating with the pin contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2014Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Douglas John Hardy, John Wesley Hall
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Publication number: 20140273666Abstract: An electrical terminal (10) having an electrical contact (18) and a crimp barrel (20) configured to be crimped around an end of a wire. The crimp barrel (20) includes a base (22) and opposing side walls (24) that define an opening (25) of the crimp barrel (20). The side walls (24) extend outwardly from the base (22) to ends (50) and include base segments (52) and end segments (54). A sealing wing (56) extends from the end of at least one of the side walls (24). The side walls (24) are configured to be folded over the wire when crimped such that a gap is defined between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) of at least one of the side walls (24). The sealing wing (56) is configured to extend within the gap between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) when the side walls (24) are crimped over the end of the wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH, Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Meyer
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Patent number: 8740629Abstract: A header assembly includes a conductive outer housing holding a center contact and a dielectric body. The outer housing has a rear shell and an outer contact extending forward from the rear shell. The outer contact has a catch extending therefrom positioned forward of the rear shell. The header assembly includes a nose cone coupled to the outer contact. The nose cone is manufactured from a plastic material. The nose cone surrounds the outer contact. The nose cone has keying ribs along an exterior thereof. The nose cone has a latch engaging the catch to secure the nose cone to the outer housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Wesley Hall, Raymond John DeMarchis, Jr., Douglas John Hardy, Ronald Louis Marion
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Publication number: 20140148052Abstract: A header assembly includes a conductive outer housing holding a center contact and a dielectric body. The outer housing has a rear shell and an outer contact extending forward from the rear shell. The outer contact has a catch extending therefrom positioned forward of the rear shell. The header assembly includes a nose cone coupled to the outer contact. The nose cone is manufactured from a plastic material. The nose cone surrounds the outer contact. The nose cone has keying ribs along an exterior thereof. The nose cone has a latch engaging the catch to secure the nose cone to the outer housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Wesley Hall, Raymond John DeMarchis, JR., Douglas John Hardy, Ronald Louis Marion
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Publication number: 20130309904Abstract: A coaxial connector assembly includes a housing having a mating end and a mounting end having anvils. The housing has a cavity. A center contact is received in the cavity that includes a mating end and a terminating end. An outer contact is received in the cavity. The outer contact has a mating cylinder surrounding the center contact. The outer contact has mounting legs extending from the mating cylinder that extend through the housing to the mounting end of the housing. The mounting legs are formed against the anvils for termination to a circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Wesley Hall, Douglas John Hardy, Raymond John DeMarchis, JR.
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Patent number: 8430675Abstract: An electrical connector is provided including a coaxial connector sub-assembly having a stamped and formed outer contact. A dielectric insert is positioned within the outer contact. A center contact extends through the dielectric insert. A ground contact tab extends from the connector sub-assembly and is configured to ground to a substrate. The ground contact tab is configured for one of through-hole mounting or surface mounting to the substrate by selective bending of the ground contact tab. An interface housing receives the connector sub-assembly. A rear housing is coupled to the interface housing. The connector sub-assembly is captured between the interface housing and the rear housing. The rear housing is coupled to the substrate to secure the interface housing to the substrate. The rear housing is configured for one of through-hole mounting or surface mounting to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2011Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Douglas John Hardy, John Wesley Hall
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Patent number: 8366483Abstract: A connector assembly includes a center contact configured to be terminated to a center conductor of a cable. A dielectric holds the center contact. A stamped and formed outer contact surrounds the dielectric and the center contact. The outer contact is configured to be terminated to a braid of the cable. A stamped and formed outer ferrule surrounds at least a portion of the outer contact such that the braid is sandwiched between the outer ferrule and the outer contact.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics AMP GmbHInventors: Douglas John Hardy, John Wesley Hall, Sean Patrick McCarthy, Olivier Irene Maurice De Cloet, Stefan Konrad Nagel
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Publication number: 20120329298Abstract: An electrical connector is provided including a connector sub-assembly having a stamped and formed outer contact. A dielectric insert is positioned within the outer contact. A center contact extends through the dielectric insert. A ground contact tab extends from the connector sub-assembly and is configured to ground to a substrate. The ground contact tab is configured for one of through-hole mounting or surface mounting to the substrate. An interface housing receives the connector sub-assembly. A rear housing is coupled to the interface housing. The connector sub-assembly is captured between the interface housing and the rear housing. The rear housing is coupled to the substrate to secure the interface housing to the substrate. The rear housing is configured for one of through-hole mounting or surface mounting to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: DOUGLAS JOHN HARDY, JOHN WESLEY HALL
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Publication number: 20120202372Abstract: A connector assembly includes a center contact configured to be terminated to a center conductor of a cable. A dielectric holds the center contact. A stamped and formed outer contact surrounds the dielectric and the center contact. The outer contact is configured to be terminated to a braid of the cable. A stamped and formed outer ferrule surrounds at least a portion of the outer contact such that the braid is sandwiched between the outer ferrule and the outer contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicants: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: DOUGLAS JOHN HARDY, JOHN WESLEY HALL, SEAN PATRICK MCCARTHY, OLIVIER IRENÉ MAURICE DE CLOET, STEFAN KONRAD NAGEL
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Patent number: 8210884Abstract: An electrical terminal is provided for terminating a wire. The electrical terminal includes an electrical contact and a crimp barrel extending from the electrical contact. The crimp barrel is configured to be crimped around an end of the wire. The crimp barrel includes a base and opposing side walls that extend from the base. The base and the side walls define an opening of the crimp barrel that is configured to receive the end of the wire therein. The side walls extend outwardly from the base to ends. The side walls include base segments that extend from the base and end segments that extend from the base segments and include the ends. A sealing wing extends from the end of at least one of the side walls. The side walls are configured to be folded over when crimped over the end of the wire such that a gap is defined between the end segment and the base segment of at least one of the side walls.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics AMP GmbHInventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Myer
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Publication number: 20120094551Abstract: An electrical terminal is provided for terminating a wire. The electrical terminal includes an electrical contact and a crimp barrel extending from the electrical contact. The crimp barrel is configured to be crimped around an end of the wire. The crimp barrel includes a base and opposing side walls that extend from the base. The base and the side walls define an opening of the crimp barrel that is configured to receive the end of the wire therein. The side walls extend outwardly from the base to ends. The side walls include base segments that extend from the base and end segments that extend from the base segments and include the ends. A sealing wing extends from the end of at least one of the side walls. The side walls are configured to be folded over when crimped over the end of the wire such that a gap is defined between the end segment and the base segment of at least one of the side walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicants: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH, TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Myer