Patents by Inventor Kevin Matthew Hogan

Kevin Matthew Hogan 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).

  • Patent number: 9124008
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a shell having a mating end and a termination end. The shell has a securing feature configured to secure the shell to a mating connector. The shell has a cavity that extends between the mating end and the termination end. A terminal subassembly includes a dielectric insert that is configured to be held within the cavity of the shell. The dielectric insert is configured to hold terminals such that mating interfaces of the terminals are configured to mate with corresponding terminals of the mating connector and such that termination interfaces of the terminals are configured to be terminated to a cable. The dielectric insert is a modular insert that is configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are flat interfaces and is also configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are crimp interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mohamed Hussein Higgy, Kevin Matthew Hogan, Robert John Mills, III, Michael John Spicer, David Lehman Miller
  • Publication number: 20150064977
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a shell having a mating end and a termination end. The shell has a securing feature configured to secure the shell to a mating connector. The shell has a cavity that extends between the mating end and the termination end. A terminal subassembly includes a dielectric insert that is configured to be held within the cavity of the shell. The dielectric insert is configured to hold terminals such that mating interfaces of the terminals are configured to mate with corresponding terminals of the mating connector and such that termination interfaces of the terminals are configured to be terminated to a cable. The dielectric insert is a modular insert that is configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are flat interfaces and is also configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are crimp interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Mohamed Hussein Higgy, Kevin Matthew Hogan, Robert John Mills, III, Michael John Spicer, David Lehman Miller
  • Patent number: 8465332
    Abstract: An electrical contact assembly is provided. The assembly includes a contact hood having a body including an axis and an opening extending through the body along the axis. The opening has an inner surface. The contact hood is configured to be received in an opening of a connector housing. At least two protrusions are formed on the inner surface of the contact hood opening. An electrical contact is provided having a body including a contact end and a socket end. The socket end is inserted axially into the opening of the contact hood. The contact end of the electrical contact is configured to extend from a mating end of the connector housing. At least two apertures are formed on the socket end of the electrical contact. The at least two protrusions are received in the at least two apertures to secure the electrical contact within the contact hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Matthew Hogan, Dwight David Zitsch, Matthew Richard McAlonis, Albert Tsang
  • Publication number: 20120184156
    Abstract: An electrical contact assembly is provided. The assembly includes a contact hood having a body including an axis and an opening extending through the body along the axis. The opening has an inner surface. The contact hood is configured to be received in an opening of a connector housing. At least two protrusions are formed on the inner surface of the contact hood opening. An electrical contact is provided having a body including a contact end and a socket end. The socket end is inserted axially into the opening of the contact hood. The contact end of the electrical contact is configured to extend from a mating end of the connector housing. At least two apertures are formed on the socket end of the electrical contact. The at least two protrusions are received in the at least two apertures to secure the electrical contact within the contact hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: KEVIN MATTHEW HOGAN, DWIGHT DAVID ZITSCH, MATTHEW RICHARD MCALONIS, ALBERT TSANG
  • Patent number: 8079881
    Abstract: A connector shell includes a frame, a dividing wall and a plurality of connector inserts. The frame surrounds a periphery of the shell. The dividing wall is homogeneously formed with the frame and separates a plurality of recesses. The connector inserts are homogeneously formed with the frame and the dividing wall. The inserts are disposed with one or more of the recesses. Each insert includes a body and a plurality of cavities. Each body is configured to hold a plurality of contacts that protrude from each of a mating and a loading side. The contacts are configured to be mounted to a circuit board in a location proximate to the loading side and to mate with a plurality of other electrical connectors in a location proximate to the mating side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Coporation
    Inventors: Kevin Matthew Hogan, Kevin Michael Thackston
  • Publication number: 20100311282
    Abstract: A connector shell includes a frame, a dividing wall and a plurality of connector inserts. The frame surrounds a periphery of the shell. The dividing wall is homogeneously formed with the frame and separates a plurality of recesses. The connector inserts are homogeneously formed with the frame and the dividing wall. The inserts are disposed with one or more of the recesses. Each insert includes a body and a plurality of cavities. Each body is configured to hold a plurality of contacts that protrude from each of a mating and a loading side. The contacts are configured to be mounted to a circuit board in a location proximate to the loading side and to mate with a plurality of other electrical connectors in a location proximate to the mating side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: KEVIN MATTHEW HOGAN, KEVIN MICHAEL THACKSTON