Patents by Inventor Neil Andrew Swindlehurst

Neil Andrew Swindlehurst 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 components and apparatus
    Patent number: 5797760
    Abstract: An electrical contact has a metal housing with a threaded bore opening at one end into a circular well. A plated contact pad has a threaded stem screwed into the bore and a circular pad member recessed in the well. The pad member has several cut-outs around its edge, which are engageable by projections on a cooperating tool by which the contact can be inserted and removed from the housing. Contact to the housing is made by a conductor secured to the housing by means of a bolt inserted in the rear end of the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Smiths Industries PLC
    Inventor: Neil Andrew Swindlehurst