Patents by Inventor Scott Mitchell Wright

Scott Mitchell Wright 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).

  • Receptacle connector housing with hold-down ribs
    Patent number: 10193259
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a housing and a terminal held within a cavity of the housing. The housing includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls. The housing includes a first hold-down rib in a first corner region of the cavity defined by the top wall and the first side wall, and a second hold-down rib in a second corner region of the cavity defined by the top wall and the second side wall. The terminal defines a receptacle configured to receive a mating tab contact therein through a mating end of the housing. The first hold-down rib engages an outer surface of a first rolled wall of the terminal and the second hold-down rib engages an outer surface of a second rolled wall of the terminal to limit float of the terminal within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Edward Didonato, David Tracy Humphrey, Scott Mitchell Wright