Patents by Inventor Michael John Spicer

Michael John Spicer 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
    Patent number: 9124008
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a shell having a mating end and a termination end. The shell has a securing feature configured to secure the shell to a mating connector. The shell has a cavity that extends between the mating end and the termination end. A terminal subassembly includes a dielectric insert that is configured to be held within the cavity of the shell. The dielectric insert is configured to hold terminals such that mating interfaces of the terminals are configured to mate with corresponding terminals of the mating connector and such that termination interfaces of the terminals are configured to be terminated to a cable. The dielectric insert is a modular insert that is configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are flat interfaces and is also configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are crimp interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mohamed Hussein Higgy, Kevin Matthew Hogan, Robert John Mills, III, Michael John Spicer, David Lehman Miller
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20150064977
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a shell having a mating end and a termination end. The shell has a securing feature configured to secure the shell to a mating connector. The shell has a cavity that extends between the mating end and the termination end. A terminal subassembly includes a dielectric insert that is configured to be held within the cavity of the shell. The dielectric insert is configured to hold terminals such that mating interfaces of the terminals are configured to mate with corresponding terminals of the mating connector and such that termination interfaces of the terminals are configured to be terminated to a cable. The dielectric insert is a modular insert that is configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are flat interfaces and is also configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are crimp interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Mohamed Hussein Higgy, Kevin Matthew Hogan, Robert John Mills, III, Michael John Spicer, David Lehman Miller
  • Connector with keying member
    Patent number: 7892042
    Abstract: A connector is provided for terminating an end portion of a cable that includes a conductor. The connector includes a housing and a contact held by the housing. The contact is configured to be connected to the conductor of the cable. A keying member is rotatably held by the housing. The keying member is configured to cooperate with a keying element of a mating connector that mates with the connector. The keying member is movable about the housing such that the keying member is rotatably positioned to align with the keying element of the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael John Spicer, Daniel Eugene Stahl, Stephen Daniel Gherardini, Keith Edwin Miller, John Kevin Knoll
  • CONNECTOR WITH KEYING MEMBER
    Publication number: 20110014809
    Abstract: A connector is provided for terminating an end portion of a cable that includes a conductor. The connector includes a housing and a contact held by the housing. The contact is configured to be connected to the conductor of the cable. A keying member is rotatably held by the housing. The keying member is configured to cooperate with a keying element of a mating connector that mates with the connector. The keying member is movable about the housing such that the keying member is rotatably positioned to align with the keying element of the mating connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Michael John Spicer, Daniel Eugene Stahl, Stephen Daniel Gherardini, Keith Edwin Miller, John Kevin Knoll