Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Baker

Ronald J. Baker 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: 5586915
    Abstract: An electric connector (1) comprises, an insulating housing (3), and contacts (7) in respective contact receiving cavities (8). The contacts (7) have respective marker surfaces (18) that align with respect to marker surfaces (21, 23) located in the staggered positions on the housing (3) to position at least one of the contacts (7) farther from a mating end (2) of the housing (3) than another of the contacts (7 ). The contacts (7) are to be inserted by engaging a straight surface of an insertion tool against their marker surfaces (18) and then impelling them along the cavities (8) until the marker surfaces (18) are aligned with respect to selected one or the other of the marker surfaces (21,23). The marker surfaces (21,23) can also serve to limit travel of the insertion tool. The contacts after such insertion are positioned in staggered rows and are retained by engagement of barbs (17) with walls of the cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Baker, Douglas G. Fisher, Martha L. Rupert, David M. Swartz
  • Patent number: 5533901
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises, a housing (4), a mating face (6) on the housing (4), multiple electrical contacts (7) in the housing (4), terminals (8) on the contacts (7) projecting from the housing (4) for connection with a circuit board, and an insulating alignment member (28) biasing the terminals (8), and a base portion (26) on the housing (4) adapting the connector (1) for vertical mounting and, alternatively, for right angle mounting to a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Hunt, Martha L. Rupert, David L. Brockway, Douglas G. Fisher, Ronald J. Baker, David M. Swartz
  • Patent number: 5417585
    Abstract: Visually keyed connector (10) and plug assemblies (36) wherein the insulative housings (16,38) are formed of material of the same color only when the number and configuration of the terminal receiving cavities (22) of the connector and the contacts (42) of the plug have mating compatibility. The connector and plug assemblies have their mating faces (20,40) exposed to provide a visual indication of such compatibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Scott F. Morin, Clark S. Hammaker, Ronald J. Baker
  • Patent number: 4969533
    Abstract: A tractor includes: (a) a one piece frame having opposite ends defined by respective members adapted for receiving ballast with the rear member including a hitch located below any mounted ballast, (b) a dual screen filtering arrangement located upstream of a radiator and an engine combustion air inlet, (c) an implement lift system including a main spring lift assist which is locked out when the implement is lowered and an auxiliary lift assist for increasing the lift assist for front-mounted implements but is mounted so as to join the main lifts assist to produce a near constant lift force during lifting the implement while producing a minimal lift force when the implement is completely lowered (d) short and long effective lengths of a steering pitman arm may be selected, for respectively minimizing steering effort or maximizing responsiveness, by respectively connecting a mounting point closest to or a mounting point farthest from a pivot axis of the arm to a drag link, (e) a steering wheel is tiltable toget
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: David R. Holm, Stephen G. Ritter, Kenneth E. Hunt, Robert N. Behrens, Ronald J. Baker, Mark F. Hopp, Denis J. Del Ponte, Paul A. Meyer