Patents by Inventor PAUL DAVID ROMAN, JR.

PAUL DAVID ROMAN, JR. 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).

  • Publication number: 20240413561
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal holder and a terminal positioning device. The terminal holder defines at least one terminal opening adapted to receive a terminal from a first side thereof in a terminal insertion direction. The terminal positioning device includes a sliding surface abutting a portion of the connector, and at least one terminal contact surface. The terminal positioning device is arranged adjacent the first side of the terminal holder. The device is movable relative to the terminal holder in an operating direction perpendicular to the insertion direction between a first position wherein the terminal positioning device does not overlap the at least one terminal opening in the insertion direction, and a second position wherein the at least one terminal contact surface overlaps the at least one terminal opening in the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventor: Paul David Roman, JR.
  • Patent number: 11258216
    Abstract: An electrical connector with a housing having a mounting opening with a mounting projection. An outwardly facing wall of the mounting projection has at least one detent. A fixed member has a fixed member opening. The fixed member opening has an inner surface with at least one deflectable member which extends from the inner surface into the fixed member opening. A gap is provided between the inner surface of the fixed member opening and the outwardly facing wall of the mounting projection. The mounting projections are able to float radially with the gap. The at least one deflectable member cooperates with the first detent to retain the electrical connector assembly in a pre-staged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Sameh Mankaryos, Kevin John Peterson, Paul David Roman, Jr., Andrew Jacob Vasbinder, Tracy Everette Wilson
  • Publication number: 20210175672
    Abstract: An electrical connector with a housing having a mounting opening with a mounting projection. An outwardly facing wall of the mounting projection has at least one detent. A fixed member has a fixed member opening. The fixed member opening has an inner surface with at least one deflectable member which extends from the inner surface into the fixed member opening. A gap is provided between the inner surface of the fixed member opening and the outwardly facing wall of the mounting projection. The mounting projections are able to float radially with the gap. The at least one deflectable member cooperates with the first detent to retain the electrical connector assembly in a pre-staged position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan HITCHCOCK, Sameh MANKARYOS, Kevin John PETERSON, Paul David ROMAN, JR., Andrew Jacob VASBINDER, Tracy Everette WILSON
  • Patent number: 10811817
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a mating end and a wire end with a base and terminal channels extending through the base into the mating end. The terminal channels receive terminals mated with a mating electrical connector. The base has a wire support supporting wires extending from the terminals. The wire support includes support walls forming wire channels. A wire dress cover is coupled to the wire support and includes an end wall and wire pushers extending from the end wall. The wire pushers load the wires into the wire channels. The wire pushers are received in the wire channels to hold the wires in the wire channels. The wires are supported at the rear by the wire pushers and at both sides by the support walls to provide strain relief for the wires in the wire support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin John Peterson, William John Remaley, Sameh Lotfy Mankaryos, Paul David Roman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8523609
    Abstract: A photovoltaic connector assembly includes a housing that has a mating end and a cable end. The housing has a securing feature that is configured to secure the housing to another photovoltaic connector assembly. The housing has a cavity that extends between the mating end and the cable end. A terminal is received in the cavity. The terminal is configured to be mated to a corresponding terminal of the other photovoltaic connector assembly. The terminal is configured to be terminated to a cable. A cable locator is configured to be coupled to the cable rearward of the terminal. The cable locator has wings that extend from opposite sides of the cable locator. The cable locator is received in the cavity. The wings engage the housing to position the cable locator within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Paul David Roman, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130048334
    Abstract: A junction box for electrically connecting a photovoltaic (PV) module to a power distribution system having a mating conductor. The junction box includes a housing configured to be mounted on the PV module, the housing comprising a mating interface and an opening formed in the housing for engaging foil of the PV module. The housing is configured to mate with a mating conductor of the power distribution system at the mating interface. Engagement features positioned in the housing to secure a component form an electrical connection between foil of the PV module and the mating conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul David ROMAN, JR., Stephen Daniel GHERARDINI, Mark Edwin LAUERMANN, Steve Douglas SATTAZAHN
  • Publication number: 20120312346
    Abstract: A photovoltaic connector assembly includes a housing that has a mating end and a cable end. The housing has a securing feature that is configured to secure the housing to another photovoltaic connector assembly. The housing has a cavity that extends between the mating end and the cable end. A terminal is received in the cavity. The terminal is configured to be mated to a corresponding terminal of the other photovoltaic connector assembly. The terminal is configured to be terminated to a cable. A cable locator is configured to be coupled to the cable rearward of the terminal. The cable locator has wings that extend from opposite sides of the cable locator. The cable locator is received in the cavity. The wings engage the housing to position the cable locator within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: PAUL DAVID ROMAN, JR.