Patents by Inventor Lawrence Carl Kleppe

Lawrence Carl Kleppe 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 cable with improved connector
    Patent number: 5772463
    Abstract: A connector is shown for an electrical cable which includes a connector body having oppositely disposed outer walls connected by a pair of oppositely arranged end walls. The outer walls and end walls terminate in a rear wall which together define an enclosure including an internal chamber for receiving an electrical connector element. The oppositely disposed outer walls are provided with bevelled front surfaces which extend from a point co-planar with the remaining outer wall surface inwardly with respect to the internal chamber opening, thereby providing greater visibility of any electrical connector element located within the internal chamber to prevent mis-alignment of connector elements during connection operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Inernational Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Carl Kleppe, Rolland Dean O'Groske, Glenn Ray Oldenburg, Sandra Jeanne Shirk/Heath, Keith Franklin Tharp, Randall Vincent Tointon