Patents by Inventor Justin E Bruno

Justin E Bruno 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).

  • Cam lock spark plug wire connection
    Patent number: 6193528
    Abstract: A spark plug connector (10) includes a cap (22) that mounts a terminal (30) for relative rotation with respect to a lock body (50) and outer heat shield (12). The lock body has an oval opening (58) aligned about a snap ring (48) of the terminal. When the cap member and terminal are in one rotated position, the snap ring is allowed to expand and be either installed or disconnected from the spark plug post (20). The oval minor axis is dimensioned such that when the cap and terminal are rotated approximately 90°, the snap ring abuts the lock body (50) about the oval opening and is prevented from expanding to lock the terminal (30) to the spark plug post (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Rea, Terry Chapin, Suzanne Christine Nadasky, Justin E Bruno