Patents by Inventor Kevin Kreiner

Kevin Kreiner 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).

  • Fluid quick connector with secure electrical contact
    Patent number: 6805383
    Abstract: A quick connector includes a connector housing having a through bore adapted to mate with an endform. An electrical contact is mountable in the bore of the connector housing and includes contact members in the form of projections to provide a secure electrical connection between the endform and the connector housing when the male endform is mounted in the connector housing. In one aspect, the electrical contact is formed as the spacer or top hat in the quick connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Ostrander, Rick C. Kelley, George Szabo, Darrell Wilczynski, Kevin Kreiner
  • Fluid quick connector with secure electrical contact
    Publication number: 20030090109
    Abstract: A quick connector includes a connector housing having a through bore adapted to mate with an endform. An electrical contact is mountable in the bore of the connector housing and includes contact members in the form of projections to provide a secure electrical connection between the endform and the connector housing when the male endform is mounted in the connector housing. In one aspect, the electrical contact is formed as the spacer or top hat in the quick connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: James E. Ostrander, Rick C. Kelley, George Szabo, Darrell Wilczynski, Kevin Kreiner