Patents by Inventor Steven D. Fraley

Steven D. Fraley 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).

  • Hermetic electrical connector
    Patent number: 7442081
    Abstract: A hermetic pressure connector which provides a pressure-tight, electrically conductive connection through a hole in a bulkhead. The connector includes a transverse support member having a high pressure side and an opposite low pressure side. A passage extends through the transverse support member between the opposite sides. A conductor pin having an axial portion extends through the passage. An insulating sleeve surrounds at least the axial portion of the conductor pin, thereby electrically insulating the transverse support member from the conductor pin. A molded connected body surrounds at least a central portion of the conductor pin at least at one of the high and low pressure sides to thereby mechanically support the conductor pin in the passage. The molded connector body is directly sealingly engaged with the conductor pin, the insulating sleeve and the transverse support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Greene, Tweed of Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles P. Burke, Ronald E. Taylor, Steven D. Fraley, James N. Spence, Martin L. Tomek, Trung Dinh Nguyen
  • Hermetic electrical connector
    Patent number: 7249971
    Abstract: A hermetic pressure connector which provides a pressure-tight, electrically conductive connection through a hole in a bulkhead. The connector includes a transverse support member having a high pressure side and an opposite low pressure side. A passage extends through the transverse support member between the opposite sides. A conductor pin having an axial portion extends through the passage. An insulating sleeve surrounds at least the axial portion of the conductor pin, thereby electrically insulating the transverse support member from the conductor pin. A molded connected body surrounds at least a central portion of the conductor pin at least at one of the high and low pressure sides to thereby mechanically support the conductor pin in the passage. The molded connector body is directly sealingly engaged with the conductor pin, the insulating sleeve and the transverse support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Greene, Tweed of Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles P. Burke, Ronald E. Taylor, Steven D. Fraley, James N. Spence, Martin L. Tomek, Trung Dinh Nguyen