Patents by Inventor Laura A. Gruno

Laura A. Gruno 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 having an improved connector shield and a multi-purpose strain relief
    Patent number: 6287149
    Abstract: An electrical connector having an improved connector shield and a multi-purpose strain relief includes an electrically insulative contact support member having a rearward cable termination end and a plurality of electrical contacts positioned on the support member forward of the termination end. An electrically conductive contact shield housing having an outer and inner walls surrounds the contact support member and extends rearward beyond the electrical contacts to shield both the contacts and the discrete conductors of a multi-conductor cable. The connector includes an electrically conductive strain relief device comprised of mirrored strain relief members which are in electrical communication with the shield housing and the cable ground thereby providing a ground path between the cable ground and the contact shield housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventors: Hecham K. Elkhatib, Laura A. Gruno, Bernard H. Hammond, Mark Bieberich
  • Electrical connector having an improved connector shield and a multi-purpose strain relief
    Patent number: 6077122
    Abstract: An electrical connector having an improved connector shield and a multi-purpose strain relief includes an electrically insulative contact support member having a rearward cable termination end and a plurality of electrical contacts positioned on the support member forward of the termination end. An electrically conductive contact shield housing having an outer and inner walls surrounds the contact support member and extends rearward beyond the electrical contacts to shield both the contacts and the discrete conductors of a multi-conductor cable. The connector includes an electrically conductive strain relief device comprised of mirrored strain relief members which are in electrical communication with the shield housing and the cable ground thereby providing a ground path between the cable ground and the contact shield housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Thomas & Bett International, Inc.
    Inventors: Hecham K. Elkhatib, Laura A. Gruno, Bernard H. Hammond, Mark Bieberich