Patents by Inventor Scott Schukmann

Scott Schukmann 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).

  • Hermetic terminal assembly and associated method of manufacture
    Patent number: 6921297
    Abstract: Several embodiments of a hermetic terminal assembly are disclosed and an associated method. The terminal assembly includes a metallic body that has body a bottom portion. The bottom portion includes an interior surface, an exterior surface and at least one opening. The terminal assembly also includes a current-conducting pin extending longitudinally through the opening, and a prefabricated dielectric retainer receiving the pin and covering at least a portion of the interior surface and surrounding at least a portion of the opening. The terminal assembly includes a dielectric epoxy bonding to the body, the retainer and the pin, and providing a seal between the pin and the opening in the bottom portion through which the pin is extending. In another embodiment, the prefabricated retainer may be omitted entirely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Tariq Quadir, Scott Schukmann, Craig Johnson
  • Hermetic terminal assembly and associated method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20040029443
    Abstract: Several embodiments of a hermetic terminal assembly are disclosed and an associated method. The terminal assembly includes a metallic body that has body a bottom portion. The bottom portion includes an interior surface, an exterior surface and at least one opening. The terminal assembly also includes a current-conducting pin extending longitudinally through the opening, and a prefabricated dielectric retainer receiving the pin and covering at least a portion of the interior surface and surrounding at least a portion of the opening. The terminal assembly includes a dielectric epoxy bonding to the body, the retainer and the pin, and providing a seal between the pin and the opening in the bottom portion through which the pin is extending. In another embodiment, the prefabricated retainer may be omitted entirely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Tariq Quadir, Scott Schukmann, Craig Johnson, Balarama Raju