Patents by Inventor Stanrich D. FERNANDES

Stanrich D. FERNANDES 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 contact with multiple contact points having equivalent normal force
    Patent number: 11605914
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a mating section for receiving the mating tab therein. The mating section has a first contact arm and a second contact arm. The first contact arm is spaced from the second contact arm by a first slot. The first contact arm has a first length which is different than a second length of the second contact arm. A first normal force exerted by the first contact arm on the mating tab is equal to a second normal force exerted by the second contact arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventor: Stanrich D. Fernandes
  • Connector housing having terminal retention recess with stop surface
    Patent number: 11322899
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a housing with at least one contact receiving passageway extending from an insertion face to a mating face. The contact receiving passageway has a wall extending about the perimeter of the contact receiving passageway. A contact is insertable into the contact receiving passageway from the insertion face toward the mating face. The contact has a mounting portion positioned in the contact receiving passageway. The contact has a lance which extends outward from the mounting portion. A recess extends from the contact receiving passageway into the wall of the contact receiving passageway. The recess has a stop surface and a lead-in surface. The lance cooperates with the stop surface of the recess to properly position and retain the contact in the at least one contact receiving passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Services GmbH
    Inventors: Stanrich D. Fernandes, William Mattern, William G. Lindberg
  • CONNECTOR HOUSING HAVING TERMINAL RETENTION RECESS WITH STOP SURFACE
    Publication number: 20220013965
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a housing with at least one contact receiving passageway extending from an insertion face to a mating face. The contact receiving passageway has a wall extending about the perimeter of the contact receiving passageway. A contact is insertable into the contact receiving passageway from the insertion face toward the mating face. The contact has a mounting portion positioned in the contact receiving passageway. The contact has a lance which extends outward from the mounting portion. A recess extends from the contact receiving passageway into the wall of the contact receiving passageway. The recess has a stop surface and a lead-in surface. The lance cooperates with the stop surface of the recess to properly position and retain the contact in the at least one contact receiving passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Stanrich D. FERNANDES, William MATTERN, William G. LINDBERG
  • ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH MULTIPLE CONTACT POINTS HAVING EQUIVALENT NORMAL FORCE
    Publication number: 20210351534
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a mating section for receiving the mating tab therein. The mating section has a first contact arm and a second contact engagement arm. The first contact engagement arm is spaced from the second contact engagement arm by a first slot. The first contact arm has a first length which is different than a second length of the second contact arm. A first normal force exerted by the first contact arm on the mating tab is equal to a second normal force exerted by the second contact arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventor: Stanrich D. FERNANDES