Patents by Inventor Steven Alan Jarrett

Steven Alan Jarrett 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).

  • Component feeding system
    Patent number: 9669432
    Abstract: A component feeding system includes a platform and a tray supported by the platform having a component support surface for supporting a plurality of components. An agitation unit is supported by the platform and is operatively coupled to the tray to agitate the tray to cause the components to move on the tray. A guidance system is supported by the platform and has a camera viewing the tray. A positioning system is supported by the platform and a component gripper is supported by the positioning system and moved by the positioning system relative to the tray. The component gripper is configured to pick and place components on the tray. A controller communicates with the agitation unit, the positioning system, the component gripper and the guidance system. The controller operates the agitation unit, the positioning system and the component gripper based on an image obtained by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean Patrick McCarthy, Steven Alan Jarrett, Bicheng Chen, Haiping Kang, Yingcong Deng
  • Waveguide structure for a contactless connector
    Patent number: 9100056
    Abstract: A contactless connector includes a first communication chip configured to at least one of transmit and receive wireless RF signals, a second communication chip configured to at least one of transmit and receive wireless RF signals, and a waveguide structure between the first and second communication chips. The waveguide structure conveys RF signals between the first and second communication chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean Patrick McCarthy, Steven Alan Jarrett, Bruce Foster Bishop, Robert Daniel Hilty
  • COMPONENT FEEDING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150066200
    Abstract: A component feeding system includes a platform and a tray supported by the platform having a component support surface for supporting a plurality of components. An agitation unit is supported by the platform and is operatively coupled to the tray to agitate the tray to cause the components to move on the tray. A guidance system is supported by the platform and has a camera viewing the tray. A positioning system is supported by the platform and a component gripper is supported by the positioning system and moved by the positioning system relative to the tray. The component gripper is configured to pick and place components on the tray. A controller communicates with the agitation unit, the positioning system, the component gripper and the guidance system. The controller operates the agitation unit, the positioning system and the component gripper based on an image obtained by the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco electronics (Shanghai) Co. LTd., Tyco Electronics Technology (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sean Patrick McCarthy, Steven Alan Jarrett, Bicheng Chen, Haiping Kang, Yingcong Deng
  • WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE FOR A CONTACTLESS CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20130181791
    Abstract: A contactless connector includes a first communication chip configured to at least one of transmit and receive wireless RF signals, a second communication chip configured to at least one of transmit and receive wireless RF signals, and a waveguide structure between the first and second communication chips. The waveguide structure conveys RF signals between the first and second communication chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Patrick McCarthy, Steven Alan Jarrett, Bruce Foster Bishop, Robert Daniel Hilty