Patents by Inventor Vince Segal

Vince Segal 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 with automatic latching and slidable lock
    Patent number: 11735863
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing body with a peripheral region and a central region. A hinge support protrudes from the housing body. A curved wall portion extends outward from the central region. A lid has a hollow portion arranged for rotation with respect to the hinge support. A spring or resilient member is configured to bias the lid in a closed state against an electrical socket with one or more electrically conductive terminals in an interior of the electrical socket. A slider is arranged to slide radially along the curved wall portion between an open position and a closed position, where the closed position holds the lid in the closed state and where the open position allows the lid to be rotationally raised or flipped upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Gregory K. Harmelink, Patrick R. Brandt, Vince Segal, Antoine P. Duval, Jay A. Mosbrucker
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH AUTOMATIC LATCHING AND SLIDABLE LOCK
    Publication number: 20230124805
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing body with a peripheral region and a central region. A hinge support protrudes from the housing body. A curved wall portion extends outward from the central region. A lid has a hollow portion arranged for rotation with respect to the hinge support. A spring or resilient member is configured to bias the lid in a closed state against an electrical socket with one or more electrically conductive terminals in an interior of the electrical socket. A slider is arranged to slide radially along the curved wall portion between an open position and a closed position, where the closed position holds the lid in the closed state and where the open position allows the lid to be rotationally raised or flipped upward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory K. Harmelink, Patrick R. Brandt, Vince Segal, Antoine P. Duval, Jay A. Mosbrucker