Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Borden

Thomas E. Borden 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 connector
    Patent number: 4995822
    Abstract: A shock and vibration resistant electrical connector for making an electrical connection between at least two contacts, comprising a driver assembly which comprises a driver (preferably of heat-recoverable metal) which is capable of shrinking radially inwardly and of exerting a radially inward force, the assembly having two internal surfaces of insulating material which face one another and which are forced towards one another when the driver shrinks; and electrical contacts on the surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignee: Raychem Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Borden, Charles R. Nestor, David W. Solano