Patents by Inventor Sidney E. Keith

Sidney E. Keith 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: 5718601
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for a multiconductor cable. The assembly includes a housing having walls defining an interior space and an aperture for admitting a multiconductor cable to the interior space. Remote from the aperture, the housing has an open end for receiving an electrical connector. The electrical connector has an electrically conductive casing with an integral flange and a terminal block formed of an electrically non-conductive material supported within the casing. The terminal block has a number of passages extending through it. Electrically conductive pins are partially disposed within the passages. Each of the pins includes a terminal end protruding into the housing interior space. Each terminal end includes a tubular sleeve, defining an interior cavity and an integral tab extending into the interior cavity. Each such tab has a free end for pressing against a conductor inserted into the interior cavity and holding such in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Inventors: Greg N. Masters, Sidney E. Keith