Patents by Inventor Pamela B. Wintermute

Pamela B. Wintermute 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).

  • Method and apparatus for frequently connecting and disconnecting signal cables
    Patent number: 5417595
    Abstract: Pin-and-socket signal cable connectors of the type exemplified by D-SUB series connectors can be quickly mated and unmated many thousands of times without damage to their terminals and without misalignment errors, by so forming the terminals of one or both of the connectors of a connector pair that they can move with respect to their connector body against a spring bias, and that the pins and sockets mate in abutting relationship rather than in frictional engagement. Modified connectors and adapters for standard connectors are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Applied Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Paul Cullen, Pamela B. Wintermute