Patents by Inventor Robert Barnard

Robert Barnard 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).

  • Electrical contact for shock-resistant electrical connector
    Patent number: 8777662
    Abstract: An electrical connector in the form of a socket assembly defining a plurality of arcuate leaf contacts adapted for insertion of a pin contact therein. The socket assembly comprises an elongate socket core having the leaf contacts formed at a distal end thereof, and a substantially cylindrical hood surrounding the leaf contacts. In one embodiment of the invention, the hood is provided with structure for limiting the radial outward deflection of the leaf contacts when the electrical connector is subjected to shock forces. The limiting structure can be a stepped inner cylindrical sidewall of the hood, defining a reduced inner diameter portion of the hood surrounding at least a distal portion of each leaf contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: AG Geophysical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barnard, Michael Williams
  • ELECTRICAL CONTACT FOR SHOCK-RESISTANT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20140011392
    Abstract: An electrical connector in the form of a socket assembly defining a plurality of arcuate leaf contacts adapted for insertion of a pin contact therein. The socket assembly comprises an elongate socket core having the leaf contacts formed at a distal end thereof, and a substantially cylindrical hood surrounding the leaf contacts. In one embodiment of the invention, the hood is provided with structure for limiting the radial outward deflection of the leaf contacts when the electrical connector is subjected to shock forces. The limiting structure can be a stepped inner cylindrical sidewall of the hood, defining a reduced inner diameter portion of the hood surrounding at least a distal portion of each leaf contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: AG Geophysical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barnard, Michael Williams
  • Electrical contact for shock-resistant electrical connector
    Patent number: 8540532
    Abstract: An electrical connector in the form of a socket assembly defining a plurality of arcuate leaf contacts adapted for insertion of a pin contact therein. The socket assembly comprises an elongate socket core having the leaf contacts formed at a distal end thereof, and a substantially cylindrical hood surrounding the leaf contacts. In one embodiment of the invention, the hood is provided with structure for limiting the radial outward deflection of the leaf contacts when the electrical connector is subjected to shock forces. The limiting structure can be a stepped inner cylindrical sidewall of the hood, defining a reduced inner diameter portion of the hood surrounding at least a distal portion of each leaf contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: AG Geophysical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barnard, Michael Williams
  • ELECTRICAL CONTACT FOR SHOCK-RESISTANT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20120295480
    Abstract: An electrical connector in the form of a socket assembly defining a plurality of arcuate leaf contacts adapted for insertion of a pin contact therein. The socket assembly comprises an elongate socket core having the leaf contacts formed at a distal end thereof, and a substantially cylindrical hood surrounding the leaf contacts. In one embodiment of the invention, the hood is provided with structure for limiting the radial outward deflection of the leaf contacts when the electrical connector is subjected to shock forces. The limiting structure can be a stepped inner cylindrical sidewall of the hood, defining a reduced inner diameter portion of the hood surrounding at least a distal portion of each leaf contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: AG Geophysical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barnard, Michael Williams