Patents by Inventor Kon JOHN

Kon JOHN 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).

  • Silver-tin coating for electrical connectors, and electrical connectors with siliver-tin coatings
    Patent number: 12695229
    Abstract: A copper alloy electrical connector component has a coating thereon formed by applying a nickel layer of between about 5 ?in and about 20 ?in over the copper alloy; applying a copper layer of between about 7 ?in and about 18 ?in over the nickel layer; applying a total of between about 5 ?in and about 15 ?in silver layers and about 40 ?in and about 80 ?in of tin layers over the copper layer: and heating to the coated copper alloy electrical connector component to cause mixing of the silver and tin layers and formation of at least 8 vol % of an Ag3Sn intermetallic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: WIELAND ROLLED PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, LLC
    Inventors: Kelly S. Funke, Kon John
  • SILVER-TIN COATING FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS, AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS WITH SILIVER-TIN COATINGS
    Publication number: 20250038443
    Abstract: A copper alloy electrical connector component has a coating thereon formed by applying a nickel layer of between about 5 ?in and about 20 ?in over the copper alloy; applying a copper layer of between about 7 ?in and about 18 ?in over the nickel layer; applying a total of between about 5 ?in and about 15 ?in silver layers and about 40 ?in and about 80 ?in of tin layers over the copper layer: and heating to the coated copper alloy electrical connector component to cause mixing of the silver and tin layers and formation of at least 8 vol % of an Ag3Sn intermetallic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Kelly S. FUNKE, Kon JOHN