Patents by Inventor Kay Myers
Kay Myers 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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Publication number: 20230291137Abstract: A conductive terminal for a flat flexible cable comprises a first contact surface, and a second contact surface opposing the first contact surface. The first and second contact surfaces define a space therebetween for receiving a flat flexible cable along a longitudinal direction of the terminal. A dimpled structure is defined on the first contact surface and includes a plurality of dimples extending from the first contact surface in a direction of the second contact surface. The dimpled structure includes at least one dimple having a first height, and at least one dimple having a second height, distinct from the first height.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: Ryan David Hetrick, John Mark Myer, Marjorie Kay Myers
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Patent number: 11714008Abstract: A method of detecting temperature of an electrical terminal. The method includes: applying a material patch to a surface of the electrical terminal, the thermal mass of the material patch is less than 25 percent of the thermal mass of the electrical terminal, whereby the material patch does not appreciably increase the electrical resistance or thermal capacitance of the electrical terminal; and remotely sensing a change in the material patch with an electrically isolated circuit which is external to the electrical terminal to determine if the electrical terminal is operating at a safe temperature to optimize current flow across the electrical terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: David Bruce Sarraf, Marjorie Kay Myers, Mark Wartenberg
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Publication number: 20230194355Abstract: A method of detecting temperature of an electrical terminal. The method includes: applying a material patch to a surface of the electrical terminal, the material patch containing a polymer matrix with a polymeric positive temperature coefficient material which contains a mixture of electrically conductive magnetic particles, whereby the material patch does not appreciably increase the electrical resistance or thermal capacitance of the electrical terminal; and remotely sensing a change in the material patch with an electrically isolated circuit which is external to the electrical terminal to determine if the electrical terminal is operating at a safe temperature to optimize current flow across the electrical terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: David Bruce SARRAF, Marjorie Kay MYERS, Mark Wartenberg
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Publication number: 20230072745Abstract: A self-lubricating connector with a housing having a contact receiving cavity with a contact provided therein. A lubricating device is positioned in the housing proximate the contact. The lubricating device extends into the contact receiving cavity and has lubricant provided therein. The lubricant from the lubricating device is deposited or on the outside surface of the contact as the contact is moved between the first position and the second position, reducing wear on the contacts as the contacts are moved between the first position and the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: TE Connectivity Solutions GMBHInventors: Marjorie Kay MYERS, Nathan Philip MYER
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Patent number: 11548052Abstract: A self-lubricating connector with a housing having a contact receiving cavity with a contact provided therein. A lubricating device is positioned in the housing proximate the contact. The lubricating device extends into the contact receiving cavity and has lubricant provided therein. The lubricant from the lubricating device is deposited or on the outside surface of the contact as the contact is moved between the first position and the second position, reducing wear on the contacts as the contacts are moved between the first position and the second position.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventors: Marjorie Kay Myers, Nathan Philip Myer
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Patent number: 11362451Abstract: A low insertion force contact includes a main body and a spring beam extending from the main body at a mating end of the low insertion force contact. The spring beam has a mating interface configured for mating electrical connection to a mating contact. The spring beam includes a conductive base layer extending to the mating interface. A silver coating layer is provided on the conductive base layer. The silver coating layer is provided at the mating interface. A silver sulfide surface layer forms a solid lubricant directly on the silver coating layer. The silver sulfide surface layer forms a film having a controlled thickness at the mating interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventor: Marjorie Kay Myers
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Publication number: 20210299730Abstract: A self-lubricating connector with a housing having a contact receiving cavity with a contact provided therein. A lubricating device is positioned in the housing proximate the contact. The lubricating device extends into the contact receiving cavity and has lubricant provided therein. The lubricant from the lubricating device is deposited or on the outside surface of the contact as the contact is moved between the first position and the second position, reducing wear on the contacts as the contacts are moved between the first position and the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Marjorie Kay MYERS, Nathan Philip MYER
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Patent number: 11133614Abstract: A low insertion force contact includes a conductive base layer extending to a mating end including a mating interface configured for mating electrical connection to a mating contact. A silver coating layer is provided on the conductive base layer. The silver coating layer is provided at the mating end. A silver sulfide surface layer forms a solid lubricant directly on the silver coating layer. The silver sulfide surface layer forms a film defining a surface of the low insertion force contact having a controlled thickness at the mating interface.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Inventor: Marjorie Kay Myers
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Publication number: 20210066834Abstract: A low insertion force contact includes a conductive base layer extending to a mating end including a mating interface configured for mating electrical connection to a mating contact. A silver coating layer is provided on the conductive base layer. The silver coating layer is provided at the mating end. A silver sulfide surface layer forms a solid lubricant directly on the silver coating layer. The silver sulfide surface layer forms a film defining a surface of the low insertion force contact having a controlled thickness at the mating interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventor: Marjorie Kay Myers
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Publication number: 20210066838Abstract: A low insertion force contact includes a main body and a spring beam extending from the main body at a mating end of the low insertion force contact. The spring beam has a mating interface configured for mating electrical connection to a mating contact. The spring beam includes a conductive base layer extending to the mating interface. A silver coating layer is provided on the conductive base layer. The silver coating layer is provided at the mating interface. A silver sulfide surface layer forms a solid lubricant directly on the silver coating layer. The silver sulfide surface layer forms a film having a controlled thickness at the mating interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventor: Marjorie Kay Myers
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Publication number: 20200284663Abstract: A method of detecting temperature of an electrical terminal. The method includes: applying a material patch to a surface of the electrical terminal, the thermal mass of the material patch is less than 25 percent of the thermal mass of the electrical terminal, whereby the material patch does not appreciably increase the electrical resistance or thermal capacitance of the electrical terminal; and remotely sensing a change in the material patch with an electrically isolated circuit which is external to the electrical terminal to determine if the electrical terminal is operating at a safe temperature to optimize current flow across the electrical terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: David Bruce SARRAF, Marjorie Kay MYERS, Mark Wartenberg
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Patent number: 10361527Abstract: A crimping device includes an anvil and a crimp tooling member. The anvil is configured to receive a terminal on a top surface thereof. The crimp tooling member has a forming profile recessed from a bottom side of the crimp tooling member. The forming profile is configured to engage a crimp barrel of the terminal as the crimp tooling member moves towards the anvil during a crimping operation to crimp the crimp barrel into mechanical and electrical engagement with an electrical wire disposed within the crimp barrel. The forming profile defines at least one pocket along a top-forming surface of the forming profile that extends between two side walls of the forming profile. Each pocket is configured to form a corresponding protrusion in the crimp barrel of the terminal during the crimping operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GMBHInventors: Helge Schmidt, Marjorie Kay Myers, David Alan College
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Patent number: 9865373Abstract: An electrical wire includes a bundle of electrical conductors that has an end segment that extends to an end of the bundle. Each electrical conductor in the bundle engages at least one other electrical conductor. The electrical wire also includes conductive particles disposed between and engaging at least some of the electrical conductors in the bundle along the end segment. The conductive particles are configured to provide an electrical connection between the corresponding electrical conductors engaged by the conductive particles.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GmbHInventors: Helge Schmidt, Majorie Kay Myers, David Bruce Sarraf, David Alan College
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Patent number: 9520668Abstract: A method is provided for crimping an electrical terminal to an electrical wire having electrical conductors. The method includes positioning the electrical wire and the electrical terminal between opposing crimp tooling members of a crimp tool. The method also includes pressing a crimp barrel of the electrical terminal against the electrical conductors of the electrical wire using the crimp tooling members such that the electrical conductors are mechanically and electrically connected to the crimp barrel. The crimp barrel is pressed against the electrical conductors such that at least some contact portions of metallic surfaces of at least some of the electrical conductors melt and form hot weld bonds with one or more contact portions of the metallic surface of one or more adjacent electrical conductors.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignees: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GMBHInventors: Helge Schmidt, Marjorie Kay Myers, Christopher J. Karrasch
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Publication number: 20160247599Abstract: An electrical wire includes a bundle of electrical conductors that has an end segment that extends to an end of the bundle. Each electrical conductor in the bundle engages at least one other electrical conductor. The electrical wire also includes conductive particles disposed between and engaging at least some of the electrical conductors in the bundle along the end segment. The conductive particles are configured to provide an electrical connection between the corresponding electrical conductors engaged by the conductive particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Helge Schmidt, Majorie Kay Myers, David Bruce Sarraf, David Alan College
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Publication number: 20160248212Abstract: A crimping device includes an anvil and a crimp tooling member. The anvil is configured to receive a terminal on a top surface thereof. The crimp tooling member has a forming profile recessed from a bottom side of the crimp tooling member. The forming profile is configured to engage a crimp barrel of the terminal as the crimp tooling member moves towards the anvil during a crimping operation to crimp the crimp barrel into mechanical and electrical engagement with an electrical wire disposed within the crimp barrel. The forming profile defines at least one pocket along a top-forming surface of the forming profile that extends between two side walls of the forming profile. Each pocket is configured to form a corresponding protrusion in the crimp barrel of the terminal during the crimping operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Helge Schmidt, Marjorie Kay Myers, David Alan College
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Publication number: 20140317922Abstract: A method is provided for crimping an electrical terminal to an electrical wire having electrical conductors. The method includes positioning the electrical wire and the electrical terminal between opposing crimp tooling members of a crimp tool. The method also includes pressing a crimp barrel of the electrical terminal against the electrical conductors of the electrical wire using the crimp tooling members such that the electrical conductors are mechanically and electrically connected to the crimp barrel. The crimp barrel is pressed against the electrical conductors such that at least some contact portions of metallic surfaces of at least some of the electrical conductors melt and form hot weld bonds with one or more contact portions of the metallic surface of one or more adjacent electrical conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicants: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH, Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Helge Schmidt, Marjorie Kay Myers, Christopher J. Karrasch
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Publication number: 20140290058Abstract: A method of manufacturing a circuit board includes providing a metal substrate and applying a dielectric layer to the metal substrate and sacrificial bumps on the dielectric layer. The method also includes printing a conductive seed layer on the dielectric layer and the sacrificial bumps and plating a conductive circuit layer onto the conductive seed layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Charles Randall Malstrom, Marjorie Kay Myers, John Patton Geiger
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Patent number: 8671224Abstract: Training defense of a computer network. The system includes an enterprise asset subsystem to be defended. The enterprise asset subsystem runs operating system, support services, and application programs. The system also includes a neutral subsystem that is in communication with the enterprise asset subsystem and is used to set up and run at least one exercise scenario, and score performance of enterprise asset defenders in defending the system against exploits. Exploits are launched by an exploitation subsystem communication with the enterprise asset subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Leidos, Inc.Inventors: Mark Brian Bell, Scott Cruickshanks Kennedy, Carleton Royse Ayers, II, Brian Whyte, Kay Myers
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Publication number: 20130048342Abstract: A circuit board includes a dielectric layer and sacrificial bumps on the dielectric layer in predetermined circuit common areas. A conductive seed layer is printed on the dielectric layer and the sacrificial bumps. A conductive circuit layer is plated onto the conductive seed layer. Sections of the conductive circuit layer and the conductive seed layer in the circuit common areas are removed. Optionally, the circuit board may include a metal substrate, with the dielectric layer applied on the metal substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: CHARLES RANDALL MALSTROM, MARJORIE KAY MYERS, JOHN PATTON GEIGER