Patents by Inventor MELISSA ANNE HARDEN

MELISSA ANNE HARDEN 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 connectors and receptacle assemblies having retention inserts
    Patent number: 8449335
    Abstract: An electrical connector including a connector housing having opposite mating and loading faces and a mating axis extending therebetween. The connector housing has interior walls that oppose each other with a contact cavity therebetween. The electrical connector also includes a retention insert that is sized and shaped to be advanced through the loading face and positioned within the contact cavity. The retention insert has an outer engagement surface. The electrical connector also includes first and second rows of mating contacts that are separated by the retention insert. The contact cavity has a component-receiving region that exists between the first and second rows of mating contacts and is accessible through the mating face. The mating contacts of the first and second rows are oriented to extend lengthwise along the mating axis and are held between the engagement surface of the retention insert and respective interior walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Eric David Briant, James Charles Shiffler, Melissa Anne Harden, Bryon Todd Eppley, Craig William Clewell
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLIES HAVING RETENTION INSERTS
    Publication number: 20120264336
    Abstract: An electrical connector including a connector housing having opposite mating and loading faces and a mating axis extending therebetween. The connector housing has interior walls that oppose each other with a contact cavity therebetween. The electrical connector also includes a retention insert that is sized and shaped to be advanced through the loading face and positioned within the contact cavity. The retention insert has an outer engagement surface. The electrical connector also includes first and second rows of mating contacts that are separated by the retention insert. The contact cavity has a component-receiving region that exists between the first and second rows of mating contacts and is accessible through the mating face. The mating contacts of the first and second rows are oriented to extend lengthwise along the mating axis and are held between the engagement surface of the retention insert and respective interior walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: ERIC DAVID BRIANT, JAMES CHARLES SHIFFLER, MELISSA ANNE HARDEN, BRYON TODD EPPLEY, CRAIG WILLIAM CLEWELL