Patents by Inventor Rathnakumar Ramaswamy

Rathnakumar Ramaswamy 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).

  • Connector shroud configuration
    Patent number: 10985492
    Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a connector includes a terminal configured to establish an electrically conductive connection with another component and a shroud surrounding the terminal. The shroud includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall that is transverse to the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall have a sidewall dimension in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the terminal. The shroud includes a first transition between the first sidewall and the second sidewall in the form of a hollow cylindrical sector having a first angular measurement of more than 90 degrees. The transition has a transition dimension that is less than the sidewall dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: David J. Deckant, Sivakumar Niranjan, Rathnakumar Ramaswamy
  • CONNECTOR SHROUD CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20210021078
    Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a connector includes a terminal configured to establish an electrically conductive connection with another component and a shroud surrounding the terminal. The shroud includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall that is transverse to the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall have a sidewall dimension in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the terminal. The shroud includes a first transition between the first sidewall and the second sidewall in the form of a hollow cylindrical sector having a first angular measurement of more than 90 degrees. The transition has a transition dimension that is less than the sidewall dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: David J. Deckant, Sivakumar Niranjan, Rathnakumar Ramaswamy
  • High vibration connector with a connector-position-assurance device
    Patent number: 10109950
    Abstract: A connector includes a first-housing and a second-housing. The first-housing includes a connector-lock. The second-housing is configured to receive the first-housing and includes a connector-latch configured to removably retain the connector-lock when the first-housing is mated with the second-housing. The second-housing includes a connector-position-assurance (CPA)-device slidably mounted to the second-housing and movable from a disengaged-position to an engaged-position. The CPA-device applies a retention-force to the connector-latch. The retention-force deflects the connector-latch thereby applying the retention-force to the first-housing when the first-housing is mated with the second-housing and the CPA-device is in the engaged-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Campbell, Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari, Rathnakumar Ramaswamy