Patents by Inventor Kevin Edward Weidner

Kevin Edward Weidner 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).

  • Bulkhead-mountable coaxial connector
    Patent number: 6129563
    Abstract: Coaxial connector (10) including an outer conductive housing (16) with a contact band (22) annularly therearound. Contact band (22) includes an array of convex spring members (24) that engage under spring bias the cutout periphery when connector (10) is mounted through the cutout of a bulkhead (32), compressing the spring members radially inwardly into the shallow groove (20) in which contact band (22) is seated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin Edward Weidner
  • False-trip-resistant circuit breaker
    Patent number: 5684443
    Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a coil arrangement for actuating an armature to open the breaker. To prevent false tripping during high transient currents drawn by a load, the coil arrangement has first and second coils, electrically connected in series. The second coil is interposed between the first coil and the armature and is wound in an opposite direction from the first coil to produce an opposing field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Philips Electronics North America Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel James Runyan, Kevin Edward Weidner