Patents by Inventor Joseph Paul Besser

Joseph Paul Besser 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 with male blade terminal protector
    Patent number: 9825396
    Abstract: An electrical connector can include a male blade terminal protector that protects one or more male blade terminals from external objects before, during, and after coupling of the male connector to a female connector. The male blade terminal protector can be slidably disposed within a housing of the male connector and configured to retract when the female connector is coupled to the male connector and extend when the female connector is decoupled from the male connector. The male blade terminal protector is moveable from an extended position to a retracted position when a ledge is disengage from a catch by a ramped surface of a female housing and a retraction tab of the female housing is configured to move the male blade terminal protector from the retracted position to the extended position as the female connector is disengaged from the male connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Besser, Jen Vun Ng
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MALE BLADE TERMINAL PROTECTOR
    Publication number: 20170294733
    Abstract: An electrical connector can include a male blade terminal protector that protects one or more male blade terminals from external objects before, during, and after coupling of the male connector to a female connector. The male blade terminal protector can be slidably disposed within a housing of the male connector and configured to retract when the female connector is coupled to the male connector and extend when the female connector is decoupled from the male connector. The male blade terminal protector is moveable from an extended position to a retracted position when a ledge is disengage from a catch by a ramped surface of a female housing and a retraction tab of the female housing is configured to move the male blade terminal protector from the retracted position to the extended position as the female connector is disengaged from the male connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Besser, Jen Vun Ng