Patents by Inventor Scott Spicer

Scott Spicer 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).

  • Electrical connector for an electronic module
    Patent number: 8167644
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for electrically connecting an electronic module to an electrical component. The electrical connector includes electrical contacts having mounting bases that are initially mechanically connected together by a connection strip. The connection strip extends along a connection path from the mounting base of one of the electrical contacts to the mounting base of the other electrical contact. The connection strip is broken along the connection path such that the electrical contacts are separated from each other. The electrical connector also includes a insulator having a module side and an opposite component side. The mounting bases of the electrical contacts are mechanically connected to the insulator on the module side of the insulator. The insulator includes a punch opening that extends into the module side of the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery W. Mason, Scott Spicer
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR AN ELECTRONIC MODULE
    Publication number: 20120003879
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for electrically connecting an electronic module to an electrical component. The electrical connector includes electrical contacts having mounting bases that are initially mechanically connected together by a connection strip. The connection strip extends along a connection path from the mounting base of one of the electrical contacts to the mounting base of the other electrical contact. The connection strip is broken along the connection path such that the electrical contacts are separated from each other. The electrical connector also includes a insulator having a module side and an opposite component side. The mounting bases of the electrical contacts are mechanically connected to the insulator on the module side of the insulator. The insulator includes a punch opening that extends into the module side of the insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery W. Mason, Scott Spicer