Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Elam

Joseph A. Elam 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).

  • Patent number: 9088109
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for suppressing a back electromotive force (“EMF”) spike originating from an electromagnetic device is provided. The electrical connector assembly includes a pin-side electrical connector coupled to the electromagnetic device. In one example, the pin-side electrical connector has a diode opening surrounded by an insulating material. The electrical connector assembly further includes a socket-side electrical connector for mechanically mating with and electrically coupling to the pin-side electrical connector. The socket-side electrical connector includes a suppression diode for suppressing the back EMF spike from the electromagnetic device. The suppression diode is positioned within the diode opening when the socket-side electrical connector is mechanically mated with and electrically coupled to the pin-side electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: CURTISS-WRIGHT FLOW CONTROL SERVICE CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Lynn Little, Gary Joseph Elam
  • Patent number: 9028273
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for providing an environmental shield includes a bushing adapter configured to sealingly engage a bushing assembly accommodating a first electrical conductor. The bushing adapter further includes a first bore extending longitudinally therethrough to receive the first electrical conductor. An end fitting includes a second bore extending longitudinally therethrough to receive a second electrical conductor, and the end fitting is configured to sealingly engage the bushing adapter such that the first and second bores cooperate to define a main bore. A flowable dielectric material occupies substantially all empty space within the main bore, and at least one fill hole is in fluid communication with the main bore and configured to receive the flowable dielectric material. A method of assembling the electrical connector assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Service Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Stephen Smith, Gary Joseph Elam
  • Publication number: 20140377985
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for providing an environmental shield includes a bushing adapter configured to sealingly engage a bushing assembly accommodating a first electrical conductor. The bushing adapter further includes a first bore extending longitudinally therethrough to receive the first electrical conductor. An end fitting includes a second bore extending longitudinally therethrough to receive a second electrical conductor, and the end fitting is configured to sealingly engage the bushing adapter such that the first and second bores cooperate to define a main bore. A flowable dielectric material occupies substantially all empty space within the main bore, and at least one fill hole is in fluid communication with the main bore and configured to receive the flowable dielectric material. A method of assembling the electrical connector assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Alan Stephen Smith, Gary Joseph Elam
  • Publication number: 20140322977
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for suppressing a back electromotive force (“EMF”) spike originating from an electromagnetic device is provided. The electrical connector assembly includes a pin-side electrical connector coupled to the electromagnetic device. In one example, the pin-side electrical connector has a diode opening surrounded by an insulating material. The electrical connector assembly further includes a socket-side electrical connector for mechanically mating with and electrically coupling to the pin-side electrical connector. The socket-side electrical connector includes a suppression diode for suppressing the back EMF spike from the electromagnetic device. The suppression diode is positioned within the diode opening when the socket-side electrical connector is mechanically mated with and electrically coupled to the pin-side electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Service Corporation
    Inventors: David Lynn Little, Gary Joseph Elam
  • Patent number: 8574007
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided having an electromagnetic interference shield. The electrical connector assembly includes a backshell having a backshell bore and a shielding ferrule positioned within the backshell bore to provide an electromagnetic interference shield. The shielding ferrule includes an outer ferrule portion arranged circumferentially around an internal ferrule bore, and a shielding adapter received within the backshell bore of the backshell. The shielding adapter includes a cable extending longitudinally through the shielding adapter and the internal ferrule bore, the shielding adapter engaging the shielding ferrule such that axial movement of the shielding adapter towards the shielding ferrule radially compresses the shielding ferrule onto the cable. The shielding ferrule provides a substantially 360° electromagnetic interference shield around the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Service Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Stephen Smith, Gary Joseph Elam
  • Publication number: 20130267119
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided having an electromagnetic interference shield. The electrical connector assembly includes a backshell having a backshell bore and a shielding ferrule positioned within the backshell bore to provide an electromagnetic interference shield. The shielding ferrule includes an outer ferrule portion arranged circumferentially around an internal ferrule bore, and a shielding adapter received within the backshell bore of the backshell. The shielding adapter includes a cable extending longitudinally through the shielding adapter and the internal ferrule bore, the shielding adapter engaging the shielding ferrule such that axial movement of the shielding adapter towards the shielding ferrule radially compresses the shielding ferrule onto the cable. The shielding ferrule provides a substantially 360° electromagnetic interference shield around the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Service Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Stephen Smith, Gary Joseph Elam
  • Publication number: 20070279276
    Abstract: System for dynamically tracking a position of a target with an antenna in a communication system. The system includes an antenna system (410) configured for generating a sum and difference antenna pattern (201-1, 201-2). A sum RF channel (401) is coupled to a sum channel output of the antenna system. A difference RF channel (402) is coupled to a difference channel output of the antenna system. An RF coupler (422-1) is provided that has a first input coupled to the sum RF channel and a second input coupled to the RF difference channel. One or more coupling control devices (418-1, 418-2) selectively vary an effective coupling value as between the difference channel and the sum channel. An antenna tracking error signal is generated at an output of the coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: James K. Conn, James B. Offner, Larry P. Serulneck, Earl B. Knick, Ron Hash, Ying-Ming Lee, Pete Denney, Joseph A. Elam, Brian A. Smith
  • Patent number: 6894550
    Abstract: A phase shift control voltage distribution scheme for a phased array utilizes analog voltage-proportional phase shift devices, to which respective input signals are supplied and from which phase-shifted output signals are produced. A voltage supply unit has a plurality of voltage outputs supplying respectively different analog voltages. A switch network coupled between voltage outputs of the multiple voltage supply unit and the voltage control inputs of the plurality of voltage-controlled phase shift elements, is operative to selectively couple any of the different voltages supplied by the multiple voltage supply unit to the voltage control inputs of any of the voltage-controlled phase shift elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph Trosa, Robert W. Perry, Neville Glyn Maycock, Jr., Joseph A. Elam, Stanley R. Wessel
  • Publication number: 20050073347
    Abstract: A phase shift control voltage distribution scheme for a phased array utilizes analog voltage-proportional phase shift devices, to which respective input signals are supplied and from which phase-shifted output signals are produced. A voltage supply unit has a plurality of voltage outputs supplying respectively different analog voltages. A switch network coupled between voltage outputs of the multiple voltage supply unit and the voltage control inputs of the plurality of voltage-controlled phase shift elements, is operative to selectively couple any of the different voltages supplied by the multiple voltage supply unit to the voltage control inputs of any of the voltage-controlled phase shift elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ralph Trosa, Robert Perry, Neville Maycock, Joseph Elam, Stanley Wessel
  • Patent number: 6856216
    Abstract: A phase shift control voltage distribution scheme for a phased array utilizing voltage-proportional phase shift devices employs a digital-to-analog converter that supplies respectively different analog voltages to a sample-and-hold switch network coupled to analog voltage control inputs of the plurality of voltage-proportional phase shift devices. In order to impart a phase shift control voltage to one or more phase shift elements of the array, a control unit supplies a prescribed combination of a digital control code to the digital-to-analog converter and a switch control code to sample-and-hold switches of the switch network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph Trosa, Robert W. Perry, Neville Glyn Maycock, Jr., Joseph A. Elam, James M. Freebourn