Patents by Inventor Steven K. Heckman

Steven K. Heckman 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 terminal
    Patent number: 5941740
    Abstract: An electrical terminal (20) has an electrically conductive beam (40) flexibly coupled to a wall (22). The beam (40) has a pair of outboard shoulders (42) and a tongue (44) flexibly disposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: UT Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregg D. Neuer, Steven K. Heckman
  • Female and male electrical connectors requiring low insertion forces
    Patent number: 5690518
    Abstract: A female electrical connector has a wire attachment segment and a receptacle segment. A pair of apertures are juxtapositioned within the receptacle segment circumferentially separated from one another by solid portions of the receptacle segment therebetween. A male electrical connector has a wire attachment segment, a bulged segment and a shaft segment. The male electrical connector has a longitudinal channel positioned within the shaft segment. Considered individually or together, these electrical connectors substantially reduce required insertion forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: United Technologies Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhirendra C. Roy, Zenon Hotra, Steven K. Heckman