Patents by Inventor Paul Walter McDowell

Paul Walter McDowell 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).

  • Patent number: 10957992
    Abstract: An electrical contact assembly having a braided Litz wire and an electrical contact. The electrical contact has a contact portion and a Litz wire termination portion. The contact portion is configured to make an electrical connection with a mating contact. The Litz wire termination portion has serrations which engage the braided Litz wire. The Litz wire termination portion has a length to allow the Litz wire termination portion to make an electrical connection with each individual wire of the Litz wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Services GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt Allan Randolph, Jeffrey Richard Ruth, Paul Walter McDowell
  • Publication number: 20200076093
    Abstract: An electrical contact assembly having a braided Litz wire and an electrical contact. The electrical contact has a contact portion and a Litz wire termination portion. The contact portion is configured to make an electrical connection with a mating contact. The Litz wire termination portion has serrations which engage the braided Litz wire. The Litz wire termination portion has a length to allow the Litz wire termination portion to make an electrical connection with each individual wire of the Litz wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kurt Allan RANDOLPH, Jeffrey Richard RUTH, Paul Walter MCDOWELL
  • Patent number: 8210861
    Abstract: A connector assembly including a first connector configured to be movably mounted to a support structure and having a first mating terminal. The first connector is movable with respect to the support structure in an axial direction along an alignment axis. The connector assembly also includes a second connector that is configured to be movably mounted to a support panel and has a second mating terminal. The second connector is movable with respect to the support panel in a radial direction relative to an alignment axis. The second connector shifts in the radial, direction to align the first and second mating terminals when the first and second connectors engage each other in a misaligned manner. The first connector moves between a projected position and a retracted position along the alignment axis to facilitate establishing a communication pathway between the first and second mating terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Tanis, Brian J. Williams, Paul Walter McDowell
  • Publication number: 20110281451
    Abstract: A connector assembly including a first connector configured to be movably mounted to a support structure and having a first mating terminal. The first connector is movable with respect to the support structure in an axial direction along an alignment axis. The connector assembly also includes a second connector that is configured to be movably mounted to a support panel and has a second mating terminal. The second connector is movable with respect to the support panel in a radial direction relative to an alignment axis. The second connector shifts in the radial, direction to align the first and second mating terminals when the first and second connectors engage each other in a misaligned manner. The first connector moves between a projected position and a retracted position along the alignment axis to facilitate establishing a communication pathway between the first and second mating terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: WILLIAM E. TANIS, BRIAN J. WILLIAMS, PAUL WALTER MCDOWELL
  • Patent number: 8038470
    Abstract: A connector assembly for use with a compressible gasket includes a housing having a mating end and a cable end, the housing being configured to hold a contact. The connector assembly also includes a deflectable shroud extending from the housing rearward of the cable end to the compressible gasket. The shroud surrounds a hollow chamber that is configured to receive the compressible gasket. The shroud is deflectable between an expanded state and a collapsed state, wherein a volume of the hollow chamber is reduced when in the collapsed state as compared to the expanded state. The shroud compresses the gasket when in the collapsed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John Eugene Westman, Jared Evan Rossman, Karen Paul Seubert, Paul Walter McDowell, Andrew Charles Davison
  • Publication number: 20110045692
    Abstract: A connector assembly for use with a compressible gasket includes a housing having a mating end and a cable end, the housing being configured to hold a contact. The connector assembly also includes a deflectable shroud extending from the housing rearward of the cable end to the compressible gasket. The shroud surrounds a hollow chamber that is configured to receive the compressible gasket. The shroud is deflectable between an expanded state and a collapsed state, wherein a volume of the hollow chamber is reduced when in the collapsed state as compared to the expanded state. The shroud compresses the gasket when in the collapsed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOHN EUGENE WESTMAN, JARED EVAN ROSSMAN, KAREN PAUL SEUBERT, PAUL WALTER MCDOWELL, ANDREW CHARLES DAVISON