Patents by Inventor Robert Allen Kirker

Robert Allen Kirker 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).

  • Charge-controlling system
    Patent number: 7018224
    Abstract: A bifurcated conductive pad positioned on an electrical mating component, such as a circuit card, a contact portion of a cable assembly, or the like, having a main body and a mating edge. The bifurcated conductive pad receives a mating element having a built-up charge. The conductive pad comprises an initial contact portion and a final contact portion. The initial contact portion is configured to receive the mating element before the final contact portion receives the mating element, and wherein at least one of the initial and final contact portions is grounded so that the final contact portion receives a reduced amount of the built-up charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jason M'Cheyne Reisinger, Robert Allen Kirker, Keith McQuilkin Murr, Dean Camiel William Vermeersch