Patents by Inventor Stephen Craig Tucker

Stephen Craig Tucker 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).

  • Sealant-filled electrical connector and method for forming the same
    Patent number: 6475029
    Abstract: A sealant-filled connector assembly includes a socket having a plug cavity adapted to receive a connector plug and an environmental sealant (e.g., a gel). The connector assembly is provided with a passageway to facilitate installation of the sealant, a sealant reservoir to protect electrical leads thereof, a sealant trough to protect wire ends of an associated device connector, and/or specially configured interior cavity walls or a cavity engagement member to enhance adhesion between the sealant and the cavity. Specially configured interior cavity walls may include textured walls, bumps and/or ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Craig Tucker, David Michael King, Michael Ryan Stallings
  • Sealant-filled electrical connector and method for forming the same
    Publication number: 20010014558
    Abstract: A sealant-filled connector assembly includes a socket having a plug cavity adapted to receive a connector plug and an environmental sealant. The connector assembly is provided with a passageway to facilitate installation of the sealant, a sealant reservoir to protect electrical leads thereof, a sealant trough to protect wire ends of an associated device connector, and/or specially configured interior cavity walls or a cavity engagement member to enhance adhesion between the sealant and the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Stephen Craig Tucker, David Michael King, Michael Ryan Stallings
  • Sealant-filled electrical connector and method for forming the same
    Patent number: 6224419
    Abstract: A sealant-filled connector assembly includes a socket having a plug cavity adapted to receive a connector plug and an environmental sealant. The connector assembly is provided with a passageway to facilitate installation of the sealant, a sealant reservoir to protect electrical leads thereof, a sealant trough to protect wire ends of an associated device connector, and/or specially configured interior cavity walls or a cavity engagement member to enhance adhesion between the sealant and the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventors: Stephen Craig Tucker, David Michael King, Michael Ryan Stallings