Patents by Inventor Thierry Colinmaire

Thierry Colinmaire 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).

  • Sealed electrical connector part
    Patent number: 7744411
    Abstract: This connector part includes an insulating housing provided with a plurality of sockets for receiving a contact, which have a rear contact insertion end; a joint, which is provided with a plurality of cable passages corresponding to the sockets and which is placed in said housing behind the sockets; and a cable-guiding grid, which is fixed in the housing behind the joint, supporting the latter, said grid being provided with a plurality of cable passages corresponding to the sockets. It also includes a member for blocking the passages of the grid, which is fixed on said grid and is designed for being pierced selectively for the insertion of contacts into a predetermined group of sockets. The invention also relates to a piercing tool, which is designed for being used with one such connector part, and to a corresponding wiring method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Claude Casses, Gérard Mulot, Thierry Colinmaire, Jean-François Clerc
  • Sealed Electrical Connector Part
    Publication number: 20080280497
    Abstract: This connector part includes an insulating housing provided with a plurality of sockets for receiving a contact, which have a rear contact insertion end; a joint, which is provided with a plurality of cable passages corresponding to the sockets and which is placed in said housing behind the sockets; and a cable-guiding grid, which is fixed in the housing behind the joint, supporting the latter, said grid being provided with a plurality of cable passages corresponding to the sockets. It also includes a member for blocking the passages of the grid, which is fixed on said grid and is designed for being pierced selectively for the insertion of contacts into a predetermined group of sockets. The invention also relates to a piercing tool, which is designed for being used with one such connector part, and to a corresponding wiring method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: FCI
    Inventors: Claude Casses, Gerard Mulot, Thierry Colinmaire, Jean-Francois Clerc