Patents by Inventor Walt Strasser

Walt Strasser 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).

  • Patent number: 6682357
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a conductor to a terminal post advantageous for connecting to the post of a spark plug. The connector includes a cylindrical shell for surrounding the post and an inwardly extending dimple. The dimple has a ramp-like forward surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Dekko Stamping
    Inventors: Ken Sikora, Walt Strasser
  • Publication number: 20030181081
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a conductor to a terminal post advantageous for connecting to the post of a spark plug. The connector includes a cylindrical shell for surrounding the post and an inwardly extending dimple. The dimple has a ramp-like forward surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Ken Sikora, Walt Strasser
  • Patent number: 6280210
    Abstract: A one-piece electrical connector for connecting an insulated conductor to a generally cylindrical conductive terminal post includes a first connector portion formed as an open-ended cylindrical shell segment of about the same axial length as the terminal post and having an inner circumference to snugly completely encircle the terminal post. The shell has a sidewall deformation intermediate the segment ends for retaining the connector on the post. A second connector portion grips the insulated conductor piercing the insulation and making electrical contact with the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Garrett Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Sikora, Walt Strasser