Patents by Inventor Rodney Timothy Yancey

Rodney Timothy Yancey 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: 9853368
    Abstract: An electrical terminal includes a crimp barrel having an interior side and an exterior side. The interior side of the crimp barrel defines a channel that extends along a longitudinal axis. The crimp barrel is configured to mechanically hold and electrically connect to one or more electrical conductors of an electrical device received in the channel. The crimp barrel includes multiple primary serrations spaced apart along the longitudinal axis. The primary serrations are groove-shaped recesses formed along the interior side. Adjacent primary serrations are separated from one another by a band. The crimp barrel further includes at least one micro-serration on the band. Each micro-serration is a groove-shaped recess formed along the interior side that has a smaller size relative to the primary serrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Mark Myer, Rodney Timothy Yancey, John G. Bushey, Ricky S. Leight
  • Publication number: 20170324172
    Abstract: An electrical terminal includes a crimp barrel having an interior side and an exterior side. The interior side of the crimp barrel defines a channel that extends along a longitudinal axis. The crimp barrel is configured to mechanically hold and electrically connect to one or more electrical conductors of an electrical device received in the channel. The crimp barrel includes multiple primary serrations spaced apart along the longitudinal axis. The primary serrations are groove-shaped recesses formed along the interior side. Adjacent primary serrations are separated from one another by a band. The crimp barrel further includes at least one micro-serration on the band. Each micro-serration is a groove-shaped recess formed along the interior side that has a smaller size relative to the primary serrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: John Mark Myer, Rodney Timothy Yancey, John G. Bushey, Ricky S. Leight
  • Patent number: 9246293
    Abstract: A leadframe for a contact module includes signal contacts arranged in pairs carrying differential signals. Each pair of signal contacts includes a first signal contact and a second signal contact. Each signal contact has a mating beam at an end thereof configured to be electrically connected to a corresponding header contact of a header assembly. Each mating beam includes a stem and a branch extending from the stem. A first paddle extends from the stem and a second paddle extends from the branch. In an initial, stamped orientation, the mating beams are stamped such that the mating beams of the first and second signal contacts within the same pair of signal contacts are angled non-parallel to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Vino, IV, Leo Joseph Graham, Michael Christopher D'Imperio, David Allison Trout, Wayne Samuel Davis, Rodney Timothy Yancey, Jeffrey Byron McClinton
  • Publication number: 20150118921
    Abstract: A leadframe for a contact module includes signal contacts arranged in pairs carrying differential signals. Each pair of signal contacts includes a first signal contact and a second signal contact. Each signal contact has a mating beam at an end thereof configured to be electrically connected to a corresponding header contact of a header assembly. Each mating beam includes a stem and a branch extending from the stem. A first paddle extends from the stem and a second paddle extends from the branch. In an initial, stamped orientation, the mating beams are stamped such that the mating beams of the first and second signal contacts within the same pair of signal contacts are angled non-parallel to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Vino, IV, Leo Joseph Graham, Michael Christopher D'Imperio, David Allison Trout, Wayne Samuel Davis, Rodney Timothy Yancey, Jeffrey Byron McClinton