Patents by Inventor Michael Blanchfield

Michael Blanchfield 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 connector including heat dissipation holes
    Patent number: 11158970
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector has heat dissipation holes, and is configured to be mounted to a substrate having electrical traces that are partially offset from each other, and partially aligned with each other. The holes pass through a shroud of the electrical connector such that, when the electrical connector is mated with a second electrical connector, air flows outside a perimeter of the second electrical connector, and may cool the mated connectors as well as dissipate heat from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Gieski, Michael Blanchfield, Michael Percherke
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING HEAT DISSIPATION HOLES
    Publication number: 20200395696
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector has heat dissipation holes, and is configured to be mounted to a substrate having electrical traces that are partially offset from each other, and partially aligned with each other. The holes pass through a shroud of the electrical connector such that, when the electrical connector is mated with a second electrical connector, air flows outside a perimeter of the second electrical connector, and may cool the mated connectors as well as dissipate heat from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Gieski, Michael Blanchfield, Michael Percherke
  • Electrical connector including heat dissipation holes
    Patent number: 10763605
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector has a heat dissipation holes, and is configured to be mounted to a substrate having electrical traces that are partially offset from each other, and partially aligned with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Gieski, Michael Blanchfield, Michael Percherke
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING HEAT DISSIPATION HOLES
    Publication number: 20180331445
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector has a heat dissipation holes, and is configured to be mounted to a substrate having electrical traces that are partially offset from each other, and partially aligned with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Gieski, Michael Blanchfield, Michael Percherke
  • Electrical power contact
    Patent number: 9905952
    Abstract: Electrical power contacts (100) are described having a mounting portion (114), a mating portion (102), and a transition region (116) that extends between the mounting portion and the mating portion. The mating portion can define first and second contact blades (104, 106) that are spaced from each other to define a receptacle that can be sized to receive a complementary electrical power contact (200). The transition region can be sized and shaped so as to transmit electrical power between the mounting portion and the mating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Brungard, Michael Blanchfield
  • ELECTRICAL POWER CONTACT
    Publication number: 20170214165
    Abstract: Electrical power contacts (100) are described having a mounting portion (114), a mating portion (102), and a transition region (116) that extends between the mounting portion and the mating portion. The mating portion can define first and second contact blades (104, 106) that are spaced from each other to define a receptacle that can be sized to receive a complementary electrical power contact (200). The transition region can be sized and shaped so as to transmit electrical power between the mounting portion and the mating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Brungard, Michael Blanchfield
  • Electrical power connector
    Patent number: D813167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Gieski, Michael Blanchfield, Michael Percherke
  • Electrical power connector
    Patent number: D813168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: FCI America Technology LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Gieski, Michael Blanchfield, Michael Percherke
  • Electrical power connector
    Patent number: D854503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Gieski, Michael Blanchfield, Michael Percherke
  • Electrical power connector
    Patent number: D854504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Gieski, Michael Blanchfield, Michael Percherke
  • Electrical power connector
    Patent number: D997880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Gieski, Michael Blanchfield, Michael Percherke
  • Electrical power connector
    Patent number: D1013635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Gieski, Michael Blanchfield, Michael Percherke