Patents by Inventor Joseph Howard Gladd
Joseph Howard Gladd 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: 8047860Abstract: An electrical assembly comprises an upper electrical center assembly and a lower mounting bracket lift assembly that is adapted for being secured to a support panel such as a support panel in an automobile. After the lower mounting bracket lift assembly is secured to the support panel, the upper electrical center assembly is attached to the lower mounting bracket lift assembly. The lower mounting bracket lift assembly is then operated to plug wiring harness end connectors in the lower mounting bracket lift assembly into lower sockets of the upper electrical center assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2008Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Joseph Matthew Senk
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Patent number: 8027168Abstract: An electrical assembly comprises a mounting bracket lift assembly and an electrical center. The electrical center is attached to the mounting bracket lift assembly for plugging wiring harness end connectors into the electrical center. The electrical center comprises a lower housing, a circuit board sub-assembly, an upper housing, electrical components such as fuses and relays that plug into the upper housing and a cover. The circuit board sub-assembly includes a power bus bar that provides a power path for the various electrical circuits of the vehicle via the circuit components carried on the circuit board. Three power bus bars that are configured, oriented and located to reduce the foot print of the electrical center and/or to improve the dissipation of heat generated by the electrical center are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Matthew Senk, Joseph Howard Gladd, Gino M. Roncone, John B. Kirk
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Patent number: 7727020Abstract: A cable connector includes a connector housing attached to an outer shell. A seal is disposed at least partially between the outer shell and the connector housing. A shield is at least partially disposed about the connector housing adjacent to the seal. In one exemplary approach, the connector housing is removably attached to the outer shell. In another exemplary approach, the seal has a unitary configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Leslie L. Jones, William C. Ketterer
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Publication number: 20100062631Abstract: A cable connector includes a connector housing attached to an outer shell. A seal is disposed at least partially between the outer shell and the connector housing. A shield is at least partially disposed about the connector housing adjacent to the seal. In one exemplary approach, the connector housing is removably attached to the outer shell. In another exemplary approach, the seal has a unitary configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Leslie L. Jones, William C. Ketterer
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Publication number: 20100038133Abstract: An electrical assembly comprises a mounting bracket lift assembly and an electrical center. The electrical center is attached to the mounting bracket lift assembly for plugging wiring harness end connectors into the electrical center. The electrical center comprises a lower housing, a circuit board sub-assembly, an upper housing, electrical components such as fuses and relays that plug into the upper housing and a cover. The circuit board sub-assembly includes a power bus bar that provides a power path for the various electrical circuits of the vehicle via the circuit components carried on the circuit board. Three power bus bars that are configured, oriented and located to reduce the foot print of the electrical center and/or to improve the dissipation of heat generated by the electrical center are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2008Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Joseph Matthew Senk, Joseph Howard Gladd, Gino M. Roncone, John B. Kirk
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Publication number: 20100041510Abstract: An electrical assembly comprises an upper electrical center assembly and a lower mounting bracket lift assembly that is adapted for being secured to a support panel such as a support panel in an automobile. After the lower mounting bracket lift assembly is secured to the support panel, the upper electrical center assembly is attached to the lower mounting bracket lift assembly. The lower mounting bracket lift assembly is then operated to plug wiring harness end connectors in the lower mounting bracket lift assembly into lower sockets of the upper electrical center assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2008Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Joseph Matthew Senk
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Patent number: 7351098Abstract: A shielded electrical connection system has a pair of electrical connectors each comprising an inner insulator housing and an outer housing of conductive material. A shunt member of conductive material contacts conductive plug and socket portions of the respective electrical connectors when mated, to enhance electrical continuity between the outer housings. The shunt member is disposed in a shunt chamber and a connector seal seals the chamber at one end. A terminal attached to a shielded electric cable is disposed in a terminal passage in electrical connector that has a second shunt chamber at an inlet of the terminal passage. A second shunt member engages the conductive shield of the cable in the second shunt chamber and the outer housing of the connector. A cable seal seals an inlet of the second shunt chamber. The outer housing of electrical connector is adapted for connection to a conductive casing for grounding the shielded electrical connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, William C Ketterer, Frederick Donald Esenwein, Terry A. George
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Patent number: 7204716Abstract: A shielded electrical connection system comprises a male electrical connector and a female electrical connector that mates with the male electrical connector. The mated electrical connectors have mated terminals that are disposed and sealed in communicating terminal passages of the respective electrical connectors. The electrical connectors also have engaged electromagnetic shields that are disposed and at least partially sealed in communicating shield chambers that are isolated from the mated terminals that are sealed in communicating terminal passages.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2006Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Terry A. George, Joseph Howard Gladd, William C Ketterer
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Patent number: 7038134Abstract: A coaxial cable termination system for providing a reliable electrical connection of an end of a coaxial cable to an electrical device. An electrically conductive core body is cast over the core of the coaxial cable, and an electrically conductive shield body is cast over the shield of the coaxial cable, wherein the core and shield bodies are electrically and mechanically connected to the coaxial cable, yet the core and shield bodies mutually have direct current electrical isolation with respect to each other. Each of the core and shield bodies has respective attachment features for a particular application, such as for example connecting to a circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2004Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James D. Daugherty, Frederick Donald Esenwein, Joseph Howard Gladd, William C Ketterer, Andrew Michael Spisak
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Patent number: 6809265Abstract: A terminal for a coaxial cable includes an electrically conductive core mounted in a dielectric member. The dielectric member along with the conductive core are positioned within an electrically conductive ground shield. The ground shield includes two identical split-barrel housing members which are joined together. When joined, the housing members form a cylindrical channel having surfaces which intimately contact an exposed length of cable outer conductor layer, creating a conductive connection between the outer conductor layer and the ground shield and structurally maintaining the outer conductor layer concentric to the dielectric sheath and inner conductor of the cable.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2003Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Jeffrey Michael Hickox, William C Ketterer
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Publication number: 20040206542Abstract: A terminal for a coaxial cable includes an electrically conductive core mounted in a dielectric member. The dielectric member along with the conductive core are positioned within an electrically conductive ground shield. The ground shield includes two identical split-barrel housing members which are joined together. When joined, the housing members form a cylindrical channel having surfaces which intimately contact an exposed length of cable outer conductor layer, creating a conductive connection between the outer conductor layer and the ground shield and structurally maintaining the outer conductor layer concentric to the dielectric sheath and inner conductor of the cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2003Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Jeffrey Michael Hickox, William C. Ketterer
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Patent number: 6360438Abstract: An environmentally protected (sealed) BEC (10) at the upper and lower housing seams (16u, 16l) and at each of the connector receptacle (18a, 18b, 18c). A lower housing (14) of the BEC is formed conventionally, as for example by plastic injection molding and may carry a printed circuit board (PCB) (70), a spacer plate (72) and an electrical assemblage (74) including upstanding blade terminals (76). An upper housing (14) of the BEC is formed in two shots. Firstly, an upper housing body (14b) is formed by a plastic injection molding process using a first upper mold member (42) mated to a lower mold member (44). Next, the first upper mold member is removed, and a second upper mold member (52) is mated to the lower mold member. A liquid injection molding process now injects a resilient seal (silicone) over all mating surfaces of the upper housing body, including the upper housing seam (16u) and each connector receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2000Date of Patent: March 26, 2002Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Jeffrey Michael Hickox, Andrew F. Rodondi
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Publication number: 20020013080Abstract: An environmentally protected (sealed) BEC (10) at the upper and lower housing seams (16u, 16l) and at each of the connector receptacle (18a, 18b, 18c). A lower housing (14) of the BEC is formed conventionally, as for example by plastic injection molding and may carry a printed circuit board (PCB) (70), a spacer plate (72) and an electrical assemblage (74) including upstanding blade terminals (76). An upper housing (14) of the BEC is formed in two shots. Firstly, an upper housing body (14b) is formed by a plastic injection molding process using a first upper mold member (42) mated to a lower mold member (44). Next, the first upper mold member is removed, and a second upper mold member (52) is mated to the lower mold member. A liquid injection molding process now injects a resilient seal (silicone) over all mating surfaces of the upper housing body, including the upper housing seam (16u) and each connector receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 1999Publication date: January 31, 2002Inventors: JOSEPH HOWARD GLADD, JEFFREY MICHAEL HICKOX, ANDREW F. RODONDI
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Patent number: 6220876Abstract: An integrated BEDC and PCB provided through a low cost, highly reliable interconnect system. The upper and/or lower half of the main insulation assembly of a BEDC is provided with a recess for accommodating at least an edge portion of the substrate of a PCB. The PCB is provided with apertures such as holes for receiving therethrough a bus wire and/or terminal slots through which terminals having wire slots are fixedly staked. The apertures on the PCB are arranged in a predetermined pattern so as to align with corresponding respective apertures in the form of corresponding holes and/or terminal slots on the BEDC at the recess thereof. Accordingly, with the PCB seated in the recess, as the bus wires are laid, they will pass through the holes in the PCB and/or pass through the wire slots of the terminals and thereby provide interconnection therebetween when the two halves of the main insulation assembly are united and the PCB is sandwiched therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1999Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andres Eduardo Avila, David Jay Vess, Kevin Joseph Hawes, Joseph Howard Gladd, Dominic Carano, Richard Alan Natoli
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Patent number: 6000952Abstract: An integrated BEDC and PCB provided through a low cost, highly reliable interconnect system. The upper and/or lower half of the main insulation assembly of a BEDC is provided with a recess for accommodating at least an edge portion of the substrate of a PCB. The PCB is provided with apertures such as holes for receiving therethrough a buss wire and/or terminal slots through which terminals having wire slots are fixedly staked. The apertures on the PCB are arranged in a predetermined pattern so as to align with corresponding respective apertures in the form of corresponding holes and/or terminal slots on the BEDC at the recess thereof. Accordingly, with the PCB seated in the recess, as the buss wires are laid, they will pass through the holes in the PCB and/or pass through the wire slot of the terminals and thereby provide interconnection therebetween when the two halves of the main insulation assembly are united and the PCB is sandwiched therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1998Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignees: Delco Electronics Corporation, General Motors CorporationInventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Jeffrey Michael Hickox, Andrew Frank Rodondi, Sean Michael Kelly, William Shane Murphy
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Patent number: 5989072Abstract: The invention includes an electrical connection system utilizing a terminal/cavity combination. The system includes a connector housing having a bay for receiving a plurality of the terminal/cavity combination units in a stacked relationship. The terminal/cavity combination unit includes a metal terminal, preferably having a tuning fork configuration, that is received in an electrically insulative carrier. The insulative carrier has a terminal cavity defined in part by two spaced apart side walls and a floor extending between the side walls for supporting the terminal. The carrier also includes a front wall having an opening for receiving a portion of a second terminal therethrough and so that the second terminal makes electrical contact with the terminal in the carrier. At least one indexing rail extends downwardly from a portion of the floor. Carriers can be stacked one on top of the other wherein the rail or rails are received between the two spaced apart walls of the carrier below.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1997Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Michael Hickox, Joseph Howard Gladd, Andrew Frank Rodondi
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Patent number: 5957734Abstract: A tuning fork according to the present invention is made from a relatively thin blank of stamping stock. A plurality of tuning fork units are stamped out of the blank and carried on a continuous strip for further processing. The tuning fork units include integral first and second terminal portions with a first arm extending therebetween. The first terminal portion includes a first core body having first and second spaced apart contact beams extending from one end and a cable mounting portion extending from the other end of the first core body. Likewise, the second terminal portion includes a second core body and third and fourth spaced apart contact beams extending from one end, and preferably a tail extending from the other end of the second core body. The first arm is bent so that the second core body overlies the first core body and the contact beams of the second terminal portion overlie the contact beams of the first terminal portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1998Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Jeffrey Michael Hickox
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Patent number: 5951333Abstract: The invention includes a product and process involving a routed wire plate subassembly designed to utilize conventional routing of wire onto the subassembly and thereafter allows for bending of the subassembly to accommodate packaging needs. The end product can be formed by providing first and second wire route plate sets pivotally connected together. Each plate set has at least a top surface with wire receiving channels and passages formed therein. Wire is deposited into the wire receiving channels and passages and at least one wire extends across a portion of the top surface of both sets of plates. Terminals are stitched into terminal slots formed through either or both of the plates so that the terminal makes connection to a selected wire as desired. Thereafter, one of the plates is pivoted with respect to the other to a final location that meets the packaging needs for the wire routed plate subassembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1997Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Jeffrey Michael Hickox
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Patent number: 5801335Abstract: A first electrical insulation substrate having a pin and a second electrical insulation substrate having a hole formed therethrough for receiving the pin is provided. The pin is designed to control and limit the flow of the pin material to an upper portion of the pin during a cold forming process to avoid cracking the pin. This is accomplished by making a lower portion of the pin resistant to flow and the upper portion of the pin susceptible to flow. The lower portion of the pin may have a greater cross sectional area than the upper portion thus making the lower portion resistant to flow and the upper portion of the pin susceptible to flow.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 1997Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Stacy Ann Brussalis, Joseph Howard Gladd, Aaron Dillon Monroe
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Patent number: 5709567Abstract: An assembly for conveying electricity comprising a stamped electrical buss plate having a slot formed therein, and an electrical terminal having a body portion and an upwardly extending prong portion, said body portion having raised features, said terminal being inserted in said stamped electrical buss plate slot so that said raised features engage the edges of said buss plate defining said slot.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 1996Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Frederick Edward Mlakar