Patents by Inventor Simon Boutin

Simon Boutin 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 for a wearable article
    Patent number: 9882308
    Abstract: A receptacle connector is provided for a wearable article. The receptacle connector includes a housing having a receptacle configured to receive a complementary plug connector therein. The housing is configured to be mounted to the wearable article. A printed circuit board is held by the housing. The printed circuit board includes mating contacts for mating with the plug connector. The printed circuit board includes mounting contacts that are configured to terminate conductors of a flat cable of the wearable article or an e-textile of the wearable article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, TYCO ELECTRONICS CANADA ULC.
    Inventors: Chong Hun Yi, Simon Boutin, Keith Edwin Miller, Dustin Carson Belack
  • Contaminant detecting touch sensitive element
    Publication number: 20060015284
    Abstract: A touch sensitive control interface for a controlled device includes a panel defining an interface area configured to selectively input command instructions of an operator of the device. The panel has at least one primary touch portion configured to receive a true operator command, and a second touch sensor portion proximate the primary touch sensor portion configured to detect a false operator command due to a presence of a contaminant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Charles Fry, Simon Boutin