Patents by Inventor Rudolph A. Schlais, Jr.

Rudolph A. Schlais, Jr. 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).

  • Insulation displacement terminal for nonmetallic core cable
    Patent number: 4565418
    Abstract: An insulation displacement terminal for nonmetallic core cable comprises an insulation displacement portion having fore and aft crimp barrels connected by a bridge. The bridge has flat plates integrally connected at opposite sides by bights so that the plates confront each other. The plates have sharp edges for penetrating and slicing through the cable jacket and insulation and elongated dimples which cooperatively form the slot which receives the nonmetallic conductive core of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph H. Graeser, Jr., Rudolph A. Schlais, Jr.