Patents by Inventor Matthew Bryan Hitchcock

Matthew Bryan Hitchcock 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: 11239599
    Abstract: An assembly having an electrical connector and a modular housing. The cooperation of positioning projections of the modular housing with stabilizing sections of the electrical connector provides a stable and precise mating between the electrical connector and the modular housing in four directions which are perpendicular to the plane of insertion of the electrical connector into the modular housing. The cooperation of latches of the electrical connector with latch receiving recesses of the modular housing provides a stable and precise mating between the electrical connector and the modular housing in two directions which are in line with the plane of insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventors: Eric J. Torrey, Hurley Chester Moll, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock
  • Patent number: 11211745
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a housing having a pin plate holder and a pin block holder. The pin block holder has a pin block holder stabilizing section. The pin plate holder has a pin plate holder stabilizing portion. With the pin block holder and the pin plate holder fully mated, the pin block holder stabilizing section engages the pin plate holder stabilizing portion to prevent the movement of the pin plate holder relative to the pin block holder in multiple directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventors: Eric J. Torrey, Hurley Chester Moll, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock
  • Publication number: 20210359464
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a housing having a pin plate holder and a pin block holder. The pin block holder has a pin block holder stabilizing section. The pin plate holder has a pin plate holder stabilizing portion. With the pin block holder and the pin plate holder fully mated, the pin block holder stabilizing section engages the pin plate holder stabilizing portion to prevent the movement of the pin plate holder relative to the pin block holder in multiple directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Eric J. TORREY, Hurley Chester MOLL, Matthew Bryan HITCHCOCK
  • Publication number: 20210359457
    Abstract: An assembly having an electrical connector and a modular housing. The cooperation of positioning projections of the modular housing with stabilizing sections of the electrical connector provides a stable and precise mating between the electrical connector and the modular housing in four directions which are perpendicular to the plane of insertion of the electrical connector into the modular housing. The cooperation of latches of the electrical connector with latch receiving recesses of the modular housing provides a stable and precise mating between the electrical connector and the modular housing in two directions which are in line with the plane of insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Eric J. TORREY, Hurley Chester MOLL, Matthew Bryan HITCHCOCK
  • Publication number: 20210175672
    Abstract: An electrical connector with a housing having a mounting opening with a mounting projection. An outwardly facing wall of the mounting projection has at least one detent. A fixed member has a fixed member opening. The fixed member opening has an inner surface with at least one deflectable member which extends from the inner surface into the fixed member opening. A gap is provided between the inner surface of the fixed member opening and the outwardly facing wall of the mounting projection. The mounting projections are able to float radially with the gap. The at least one deflectable member cooperates with the first detent to retain the electrical connector assembly in a pre-staged position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan HITCHCOCK, Sameh MANKARYOS, Kevin John PETERSON, Paul David ROMAN, JR., Andrew Jacob VASBINDER, Tracy Everette WILSON
  • Publication number: 20210063097
    Abstract: A power connector includes a housing having a terminal channel and a terminal received in the terminal channel including a mating pin at a front of the terminal and a cable connector at a rear of the terminal. The mating pin is positioned in the terminal channel for mating with a charging connector. The cable connector includes a pad configured to be terminated to a power cable. The power connector includes a heat exchanger thermally coupled to the pad of the terminal. The heat exchanger includes a coolant channel for coolant flow through the heat exchanger for actively cooling the terminal. The heat exchanger includes a thermally conductive separator electrically isolating the heat exchanger from the pad of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Nathan Philip Myer, Clara Marguerite Rhodes, David Bruce Sarraf
  • Patent number: 10312626
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having a housing, a terminal alignment plate and an independent secondary lock member. The terminal alignment plate has secondary lock engagement surfaces. The independent secondary lock member has terminal alignment plate engagement surfaces. When the independent secondary lock member is in the open position, the terminal alignment plate engagement surfaces engage the secondary lock engagement surfaces of the terminal alignment plate to retain the terminal alignment plate in the protecting position and prevent the terminal alignment plate from being moved to the fully inserted position. When the independent secondary lock member is in the closed position, the terminal alignment plate engagement surfaces do not engage the secondary lock engagement surfaces of the terminal alignment plate, allowing the terminal alignment plate to be moved to the fully inserted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Jacob Vasbinder, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock
  • Patent number: 10276966
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having a housing, an alignment plate, a back plate and a sealant. The housing has a bottom wall and a shroud extending therefrom. A recess is provided in the housing proximate the bottom wall, the recess extends in a direction away from the shroud. The alignment plate has housing latching members which extend through latch receiving openings in the bottom wall of the housing. The housing latching members and the alignment plate are movable between a first position and a second position. The back plate is positioned in the recess of the housing. The back plate has latching member receiving projections for receiving the housing latching members when the alignment plate is in the second position. The seal is positioned in the recess of the housing. The sealant positioned in the recess of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Michael William Brenner
  • Publication number: 20190006782
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having a housing, a terminal alignment plate and an independent secondary lock member. The terminal alignment plate has secondary lock engagement surfaces. The independent secondary lock member has terminal alignment plate engagement surfaces. When the independent secondary lock member is in the open position, the terminal alignment plate engagement surfaces engage the secondary lock engagement surfaces of the terminal alignment plate to retain the terminal alignment plate in the protecting position and prevent the terminal alignment plate from being moved to the fully inserted position. When the independent secondary lock member is in the closed position, the terminal alignment plate engagement surfaces do not engage the secondary lock engagement surfaces of the terminal alignment plate, allowing the terminal alignment plate to be moved to the fully inserted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Jacob VASBINDER, Matthew Bryan HITCHCOCK
  • Patent number: 9362693
    Abstract: A header assembly includes a header housing having a cavity configured to receive a receptacle connector therein. The header housing has at least one cartridge latch in the cavity. A signal header cartridge is received in the cavity and locked in the header housing by the at least one cartridge latch. The signal header cartridge has a plurality of signal contacts extending between mating portions and mounting portions that extend from the signal header cartridge. A power header cartridge is received in the cavity and locked in the header housing by the at least one cartridge latch. The power header cartridge has a plurality of power contacts extending between mating portions and mounting portions that extend from the power header cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Galen M. Martin, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, James O. Crawford
  • Patent number: 9337577
    Abstract: A floatable connector is provided that includes a housing and a bushing. The housing includes at least one mounting ear. The mounting ear has an aperture therethrough and at least one deflectable finger that extends into the aperture from an inner surface defining the aperture. The bushing is loaded into the aperture. The bushing includes a stem between a first flange and a second flange. The bushing defines a channel therethrough. The diameter of the aperture of the mounting ear is greater than the diameter of an outer surface of the stem such that an axially extending gap is formed between the inner surface of the mounting ear and the outer surface of the stem. The housing is floatable radially within the gap relative to the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Andrew Jacob Vasbinder, Randy Gray Simmons, Tracy Everette Wilson, Hoy S. Beck, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9270052
    Abstract: A pass-through connector system is provided that includes a receptacle assembly and a pass-through connector. The receptacle assembly has a mounting ear at least proximate to a mounting end. The mounting ear defines an aperture therethrough that receives a fastener to mount the receptacle assembly to a substrate. A diameter of the aperture of the mounting ear is greater than an outer diameter of the fastener such that a gap is formed between the mounting ear and the fastener. The pass-through connector extends through a window in a panel that at least partially surrounds the substrate. The pass-through connector has a shroud at a plug end that defines an opening to a cavity. The receptacle assembly is floatable radially within the gap relative to the fastener to allow the shroud to guide the receptacle assembly into alignment with the cavity of the pass-through connector during mating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Galen M. Martin, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Andrew Jacob Vasbinder, Randy Gray Simmons, Tracy Everette Wilson, Hoy S. Beck, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150200508
    Abstract: A header assembly includes a header housing having a cavity configured to receive a receptacle connector therein. The header housing has at least one cartridge latch in the cavity. A signal header cartridge is received in the cavity and locked in the header housing by the at least one cartridge latch. The signal header cartridge has a plurality of signal contacts extending between mating portions and mounting portions that extend from the signal header cartridge. A power header cartridge is received in the cavity and locked in the header housing by the at least one cartridge latch. The power header cartridge has a plurality of power contacts extending between mating portions and mounting portions that extend from the power header cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Galen M. Martin, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, James O. Crawford
  • Patent number: 8678846
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for mating with a mating connector and includes a housing and a fulcrum latch mechanism having a latch arm extending from a latching end to an actuation end. The latch arm is configured to rotate about a fulcrum that is located along the length of the latch arm between the latching and actuation ends such that the latching end is configured to move between a latched position and an unlatched position. A connector position assurance (CPA) device is movably held by the housing such that the CPA device is configured to move relative to the housing between a mated position and an unmated position. The CPA device is movably held by the housing independently of the latch arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Bradley Scott Buchter
  • Publication number: 20130260590
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for mating with a mating connector and includes a housing and a fulcrum latch mechanism having a latch arm extending from a latching end to an actuation end. The latch arm is configured to rotate about a fulcrum that is located along the length of the latch arm between the latching and actuation ends such that the latching end is configured to move between a latched position and an unlatched position. A connector position assurance (CPA) device is movably held by the housing such that the CPA device is configured to move relative to the housing between a mated position and an unmated position. The CPA device is movably held by the housing independently of the latch arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Bradley Scott Buchter
  • Patent number: 8523581
    Abstract: A header connector assembly and a process of fabricating a header connector assembly is disclosed. The header connector assembly includes a header subassembly and a module. The header subassembly includes an outer housing and an inner housing, the inner housing having contacts and a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is attached to the header subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Galen M. Martin, Joe Sakai, Naomi Ishikawa, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock
  • Publication number: 20120276761
    Abstract: A header connector assembly and a process of fabricating a header connector assembly is disclosed. The header connector assembly includes a header subassembly and a module. The header subassembly includes an outer housing and an inner housing, the inner housing having contacts and a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is attached to the header subassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Galen M. MARTIN, Joe Sakai, Naomi Ishikawa, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock
  • Patent number: 7841913
    Abstract: A stacked electrical connector formed by mating an upper and a lower housing having rows of cavities containing terminals is disclosed. The upper and lower housings have primary terminal assurance provided by lances integrally formed into the housings. A secondary terminal assurance system is provided to further secure the terminals within the housings. In one embodiment, secondary terminal assurance is to terminals in the upper housing by lower housing protrusions and to terminals in the lower housing by a hinge. In another embodiment, secondary terminal assurance is provided to terminals in the upper and lower housing by upper and lower protrusions of a lock plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, James Edward Gundermann
  • Patent number: 7789682
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is disclosed having a housing where at least one camming slide slides relative to the housing, and has a camming slot therein which is cooperable with a camming lug on a mating housing. The slide comprises an integral pin thereon. A connecting link is rotatable relative to the housing and includes an aperture which cooperates with the camming slide. A lever is rotatable relative to the housing and is profiled to rotate the connecting link, and in turn translate the slide. The housings are drawn together and apart upon movement of the slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Galen M Martin, Ryan Hetrick
  • Publication number: 20100151746
    Abstract: A stacked electrical connector formed by mating an upper and a lower housing having rows of cavities containing terminals is disclosed. The upper and lower housings have primary terminal assurance provided by lances integrally formed into the housings. A secondary terminal assurance system is provided to further secure the terminals within the housings. In one embodiment, secondary terminal assurance is to terminals in the upper housing by lower housing protrusions and to terminals in the lower housing by a hinge. In another embodiment, secondary terminal assurance is provided to terminals in the upper and lower housing by upper and lower protrusions of a lock plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan HITCHCOCK, James Edward GUNDERMANN