Patents by Inventor Raymond Dennis Boyer

Raymond Dennis Boyer 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: 9640889
    Abstract: Electrical connector includes a connector housing configured to engage a mating connector during a mating operation. The electrical connector also includes a plurality of electrical contacts coupled to the connector housing. Each of the electrical contacts includes a proximal base coupled to the connector housing and an elongated body that extends from the proximal base to a distal end. The elongated body includes an outer plating that comprises a precious metal. The outer plating forms interstitial regions that define an array of cavities. The interstitial regions form an exterior surface of the corresponding electrical contact that engages a corresponding contact of the mating connector during the mating operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: George J. Dubniczki, Daniel Briner Shreffler, Raymond Dennis Boyer
  • Publication number: 20160308295
    Abstract: Electrical connector includes a connector housing configured to engage a mating connector during a mating operation. The electrical connector also includes a plurality of electrical contacts coupled to the connector housing. Each of the electrical contacts includes a proximal base coupled to the connector housing and an elongated body that extends from the proximal base to a distal end. The elongated body includes an outer plating that comprises a precious metal. The outer plating forms interstitial regions that define an array of cavities. The interstitial regions form an exterior surface of the corresponding electrical contact that engages a corresponding contact of the mating connector during the mating operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: George J. Dubniczki, Daniel Briner Shreffler, Raymond Dennis Boyer
  • Patent number: 9397410
    Abstract: An electrical terminal (10) having an electrical contact (18) and a crimp barrel (20) configured to be crimped around an end of a wire. The crimp barrel (20) includes a base (22) and opposing side walls (24) that define an opening (25) of the crimp barrel (20). The side walls (24) extend outwardly from the base (22) to ends (50) and include base segments (52) and end segments (54). A sealing wing (56) extends from the end of at least one of the side walls (24). The side walls (24) are configured to be folded over the wire when crimped such that a gap is defined between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) of at least one of the side walls (24). The sealing wing (56) is configured to extend within the gap between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) when the side walls (24) are crimped over the end of the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GmbH
    Inventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Myer
  • Publication number: 20140273666
    Abstract: An electrical terminal (10) having an electrical contact (18) and a crimp barrel (20) configured to be crimped around an end of a wire. The crimp barrel (20) includes a base (22) and opposing side walls (24) that define an opening (25) of the crimp barrel (20). The side walls (24) extend outwardly from the base (22) to ends (50) and include base segments (52) and end segments (54). A sealing wing (56) extends from the end of at least one of the side walls (24). The side walls (24) are configured to be folded over the wire when crimped such that a gap is defined between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) of at least one of the side walls (24). The sealing wing (56) is configured to extend within the gap between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) when the side walls (24) are crimped over the end of the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH, Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Meyer
  • Patent number: 8210884
    Abstract: An electrical terminal is provided for terminating a wire. The electrical terminal includes an electrical contact and a crimp barrel extending from the electrical contact. The crimp barrel is configured to be crimped around an end of the wire. The crimp barrel includes a base and opposing side walls that extend from the base. The base and the side walls define an opening of the crimp barrel that is configured to receive the end of the wire therein. The side walls extend outwardly from the base to ends. The side walls include base segments that extend from the base and end segments that extend from the base segments and include the ends. A sealing wing extends from the end of at least one of the side walls. The side walls are configured to be folded over when crimped over the end of the wire such that a gap is defined between the end segment and the base segment of at least one of the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Myer
  • Publication number: 20120094551
    Abstract: An electrical terminal is provided for terminating a wire. The electrical terminal includes an electrical contact and a crimp barrel extending from the electrical contact. The crimp barrel is configured to be crimped around an end of the wire. The crimp barrel includes a base and opposing side walls that extend from the base. The base and the side walls define an opening of the crimp barrel that is configured to receive the end of the wire therein. The side walls extend outwardly from the base to ends. The side walls include base segments that extend from the base and end segments that extend from the base segments and include the ends. A sealing wing extends from the end of at least one of the side walls. The side walls are configured to be folded over when crimped over the end of the wire such that a gap is defined between the end segment and the base segment of at least one of the side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH, TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Myer