Patents by Inventor Laura J. Hiller

Laura J. Hiller 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).

  • Insulating L busbar covers and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 9748753
    Abstract: An insulating cover for an L-shaped busbar includes first and second opposing longitudinal edge portions and a longitudinal groove between the first and second longitudinal edge portions. The cover is configured to wrap around the busbar in an installed position with the first and second longitudinal edge portions overlapping, with the second longitudinal edge portion adjacent and generally parallel to a leg of the busbar and with the first longitudinal edge portion in the longitudinal groove of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: John Anthony Newman, Mahmoud K. Seraj, Laura J. Hiller, David E. Bowling
  • Wildlife guard assemblies, modular systems and methods for using the same
    Patent number: 8859906
    Abstract: A wildlife guard assembly for an electrical insulator body includes at least three guard members serially connected to one another such that at least one of the guard members is moveable relative to the others. Each of the guard members has a respective shell body. The guard members are selectively movable between an open position, wherein the guard members are configured to receive the insulator body, and a closed position, wherein the shell bodies of the at least three guard members collectively form an enclosure defining a chamber to receive the insulator body such that at least a portion of the insulator body is enclosed by the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Laura J. Hiller, Luis O. Puigcerver
  • Wildlife guard assemblies, modular systems and methods for using the same
    Patent number: 8426729
    Abstract: A wildlife guard assembly for an electrical insulator body includes at least three guard members serially connected to one another such that at least one of the guard members is moveable relative to the others. Each of the guard members has a respective shell body. The guard members are selectively movable between an open position, wherein the guard members are configured to receive the insulator body, and a closed position, wherein the shell bodies of the at least three guard members collectively form an enclosure defining a chamber to receive the insulator body such that at least a portion of the insulator body is enclosed by the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Laura J. Hiller, Luis O. Puigcerver
  • Covers for power distribution line insulators
    Patent number: 8067691
    Abstract: A cover is provided for acute angled insulator pair arrangement, such as a V-switch. The insulator pair arrangement includes a first insulator and a second insulator, the insulators extending relative to each other at an acute angle from first ends thereof. The cover includes a first cover member and a second cover member. The second cover member is configured to mate with the first cover member to define an enclosure that encloses the first ends of the insulators and a region therebetween. The enclosure extends to a position proximate an end skirt of each of the insulators closest to the first ends thereof without extending over the end skirts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Luis O. Puigcerver, Laura J. Hiller, David E. Bowling, Stephen M. Parker, Sherif I. Kamel, Charles H. Hillary
  • WILDLIFE GUARD ASSEMBLIES, MODULAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110083896
    Abstract: A wildlife guard assembly for an electrical insulator body includes at least three guard members serially connected to one another such that at least one of the guard members is moveable relative to the others. Each of the guard members has a respective shell body. The guard members are selectively movable between an open position, wherein the guard members are configured to receive the insulator body, and a closed position, wherein the shell bodies of the at least three guard members collectively form an enclosure defining a chamber to receive the insulator body such that at least a portion of the insulator body is enclosed by the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Laura J. Hiller, Luis O. Puigcerver
  • Covers for Power Distribution Line Insulators
    Publication number: 20090236116
    Abstract: A cover is provided for acute angled insulator pair arrangement, such as a V-switch. The insulator pair arrangement includes a first insulator and a second insulator, the insulators extending relative to each other at an acute angle from first ends thereof. The cover includes a first cover member and a second cover member. The second cover member is configured to mate with the first cover member to define an enclosure that encloses the first ends of the insulators and a region therebetween. The enclosure extends to a position proximate an end skirt of each of the insulators closest to the first ends thereof without extending over the end skirts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Luis O. Puigcerver, Laura J. Hiller, David E. Bowling, Stephen M. Parker, Sherif I. Kamel, Charles H. Hillary