Patents by Inventor Karl L. Kitts

Karl L. Kitts 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).

  • MAGNETICALLY LATCHED MINIATURE SWITCH
    Publication number: 20090167471
    Abstract: A magnetic latch for switches is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naveen Samuel Jesuraj, V. Palanisamy, Karl L. Kitts, Bernard Victor Bush
  • Hermetically sealed terminal for electrical device
    Patent number: 6899570
    Abstract: A terminal contact assembly is provided for hermetically sealing the interior and the exterior of an electronic device. The terminal contact assembly includes a terminal contact extending through an opening in the housing of the electronic device. The terminal contact has an inner end within the interior of the electronic device and an outer end. A deformable seal is positioned about the terminal contact within the opening through the housing. An inner insulator is positioned within the interior of the electronic device adjacent the inner surface thereof and an outer insulator is positioned about the terminal contact adjacent the outer surface of the housing. A torque generating structure generates a deformable force on the seal such that the seal seals the opening through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Michael E. Afanasiev, Robert J. Evans, Karl L. Kitts
  • Hermetically sealed terminal for electrical device
    Publication number: 20040235363
    Abstract: A terminal contact assembly is provided for hermetically sealing the interior and the exterior of an electronic device. The terminal contact assembly includes a terminal contact extending through an opening in the housing of the electronic device. The terminal contact has an inner end within the interior of the electronic device and an outer end. A deformable seal is positioned about the terminal contact within the opening through the housing. An inner insulator is positioned within the interior of the electronic device adjacent the inner surface thereof and an outer insulator is positioned about the terminal contact adjacent the outer surface of the housing. A torque generating structure generates a deformable force on the seal such that the seal seals the opening through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Michael E. Afanasiev, Robert J. Evans, Karl L. Kitts