Patents by Inventor Lisa J. McClearn

Lisa J. McClearn 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).

  • Patent number: 7278890
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a connector body having rows of longitudinal terminal cavities that are separated by internal partition walls of the connector body and that extend from an insertion end to a mating end for receiving electrical terminals attached to conductor wires. The connector body has primary terminal locks in the terminal cavities for retaining the electrical terminals in the terminal cavities. The connector body has a transverse slot that extends through a floor and intersects the rows of terminal cavities. A secondary lock fits into the transverse slot for retaining the electrical terminals in the terminal cavities. The secondary lock has lock nibs that engage internal partition walls of the connector body to hold the secondary lock in a preload position that permits insertion of the electrical terminals into the terminal cavities via openings at the insertion end of the connector body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale J. Smutny, Lisa J. McClearn
  • Patent number: 4822294
    Abstract: A sealing grommet assembly comprises a support plate having a seal well in which an elastomeric cable seal is disposed. The grommet assembly is made in conjunction with a wiring harness having an electrical end connector which also has an elastomeric cable seal. The grommet assembly and electrical end connector are processed in a juxtaposed relationship for inserting the electrical conductors of the wiring harness through the juxtaposed parts simultaneously prior to termination of the electrical conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Lisa J. McClearn