Patents by Inventor Tom Ocket

Tom Ocket 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).

  • Publication number: 20080088402
    Abstract: An end cap for an inductive component is disclosed. The end cap has a receptacle configured to receive the inductive component along a longitudinal direction, a jaw extending in the longitudinal direction, and a guide device disposed on the jaw and configured to allow turning of a wire thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Steven Van Nimmen, Michael Siotto, Tom Ocket, Jan Van Cauwenberge
  • Patent number: 7240427
    Abstract: A pin contact for pressing into electrical engagement with a plated section in a hole in a circuit board. The contact includes a deformable portion for engaging the plated section with a feed-through portion and a terminal portion at opposite ends thereof. An end part of the deformable portion adjacent to the feed-through portion is deformed prior to insertion of the deformable portion into the hole. This substantially eliminates deviation of the feed-through portion from a central longitudinal axis or rotational deviation of the contact caused by pressing of the contact into the hole. A method and apparatus for making the contact are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Belgium EC N.V.
    Inventor: Tom Ocket
  • Publication number: 20070070951
    Abstract: A system includes a first and second circuit electromagnetically coupled to establish a contact-less transmission, for example, between a vehicle body and a removable seat of the vehicle body. The first circuit includes a first inductor and the second circuit includes a second inductor. In order to detect in the first circuit the status of one or more input signals of the second circuit, the second circuit includes a signal generating portion including a resistor and a capacitor that generates, a time-pulsed signal. The second circuit is adapted to set a value of at least one of the resistor and the capacitor based on a sensed parameter and sets a duty cycle of the time-pulsed signal based on a value of at least one of the resistor and the capacitor. The time-pulsed signal changes a load of the second circuit over time which can be detected in the first circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Tom Ocket, Joeri Fryns, Jan Cauwenberge, Michael Siotto
  • Patent number: 6899546
    Abstract: A printed circuit board provided with an attachment which surrounds surface contacts of the printed circuit board that are to be contacted by a printed circuit board connector that covers the portion of the printed circuit board and edges of the printed circuit board around the surface contacts and includes recesses corresponding to the surface contacts assuring proper connection with contacts of a printed circuit board connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Belgium EC N.V.
    Inventors: Jacques Longueville, Tom Ocket, Albert Hoolhorst, Peter Baertsoen
  • Publication number: 20050106906
    Abstract: A pin contact for pressing into electrical engagement with a plated section in a hole in a circuit board. The contact includes a deformable portion for engaging the plated section with a feed-through portion and a terminal portion at opposite ends thereof. An end part of the deformable portion adjacent to the feed-through portion is deformed prior to insertion of the deformable portion into the hole. This substantially eliminates deviation of the feed-through portion from a central longitudinal axis or rotational deviation of the contact caused by pressing of the contact into the hole. A method and apparatus for making the contact are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventor: Tom Ocket
  • Publication number: 20040121624
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (1) provided with an attachement (3) which surrounds surface contacts (11) of the printed circuit board (1) that are to be contacted by a printed circuit board connector that covers the portion of the printed circuit board (1) and edges of the printed circuit board (1) around the surface contacts (11) and includes recesses (31) corresponding to the surface contacts (11) assuring proper connection with contacts (21) of a printed circuit board connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Jacques Longueville, Tom Ocket, Albert Hoolhorst, Peter Baertsoen
  • Patent number: 6695633
    Abstract: A printed circuit board and a printed circuit board zero force connector are configured such that the printed circuit board zero force connector is properly actuated automatically by an attachment provided on the printed circuit board when the printed circuit board is plugged into and removed from the printed circuit board zero force connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Belgium EC N.V.
    Inventors: Jacques Longueville, Tom Ocket, Albert Hoolhorst
  • Publication number: 20030139079
    Abstract: A printed circuit board and connector assembly, comprising a printed circuit board (1) with surface contacts (11) arranged thereupon and a printed circuit board connector (2) having a receiving region wherein the printed circuit board (1) is inserted and a plurality of contact elements (21) displaceable away and towards the receiving region for insertion or removal of the printed circuit board (1) or engagement of the surface contacts (11) characterized in that the printed circuit board (1) is provided with an attachment (3) in the vicinity of that portion of the printed circuit board (1) to be inserted into the printed circuit board (1) to be inserted into the printed circuit board conector (2), where the attachment (3) and the connector (2) cooperate during insertion and removal to displace the contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Jacques Longueville, Tom Ocket, Albert Hoolhorst