Patents by Inventor Kimberly Anne DeBock

Kimberly Anne DeBock 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).

  • Electrical connector with signal and power connections
    Patent number: 8715016
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing having at least one contact cavity and an interchange port. A power contact is held by the connector housing within the contact cavity. The power contact is configured to conduct electrical power. An interchangeable signal module is separably mounted to the connector housing such that at least a portion of the signal module is held within the interchange port of the connector housing. The signal module includes an insulator holding a signal contact that is configured to conduct electrical data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly Anne DeBock, Robert Charles Flaig, Graham Harry Smith, Jr.
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SIGNAL AND POWER CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20110294342
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing having at least one contact cavity and an interchange port. A power contact is held by the connector housing within the contact cavity. The power contact is configured to conduct electrical power. An interchangeable signal module is separably mounted to the connector housing such that at least a portion of the signal module is held within the interchange port of the connector housing. The signal module includes an insulator holding a signal contact that is configured to conduct electrical data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kimberly Anne DeBock, Robert Charles Flaig, Graham Harry Smith, JR.