Patents by Inventor Robert Windebank

Robert Windebank 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).

  • One-piece semi-rigid electrical contact
    Patent number: 6720511
    Abstract: An electrical contact includes a hollow tube having first and second end portions and a center portion; and a spring portion formed in a wall of the hollow tube. The spring portion may be located in the center portion of said hollow tube or in one of the first and second end portions of the hollow tube. The spring portion may be a helical spring portion and may include two helical portions wound in opposite directions. At least one of the first and second end portions may have a diameter that is less than a diameter of said center portion. At least one of the first and second end portions may have a hemispherical shape or closed end. The hollow tube may be of a metal such as stainless steel or may be a hollow tube coated with an electrically conductive material such as one of copper, silver, or gold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Litton Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Windebank
  • ONE-PIECE SEMI-RIGID ELECTRICAL CONTACT
    Publication number: 20040045799
    Abstract: An electrical contact includes a hollow tube having first and second end portions and a center portion; and a spring portion formed in a wall of the hollow tube. The spring portion may be located in the center portion of said hollow tube or in one of the first and second end portions of the hollow tube. The spring portion may be a helical spring portion and may include two helical portions wound in opposite directions. At least one of the first and second end portions may have a diameter that is less than a diameter of said center portion. At least one of the first and second end portions may have a hemispherical shape or closed end. The hollow tube may be of a metal such as stainless steel or may be a hollow tube coated with an electrically conductive material such as one of copper, silver, or gold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventor: Robert Windebank