Patents by Inventor Stephen Cupp

Stephen Cupp 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).

  • Shielded pin connector and shield
    Patent number: 6152751
    Abstract: A shielded male pin connector (10) includes a rigid, insulating body (14), an elongated contact pin (18a, 18b) extending from the body and a cable (20) extending into the body (14) and connected electrically to the pin. To electrically isolate the pin, a flexible, resilient, electrically insulating tubular shield (32) encircles the pin, the shield being longer than the pin. The shield is rotatably mounted to the body (14) coaxial to the pin so that when the connector is coupled to a mating female connector (13) having a locking cap (28a, 28b) received in the shield (32), the locking cap may be turned by squeezing and rotating the shield (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Pace Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph E. Hanson, Stephen Cupp