Patents by Inventor William C. Reinhardt

William C. Reinhardt 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: 4327957
    Abstract: An electrical connector for use with a stranded conductor cable includes a metallic terminal lug body having a longitudinally extending conductor bore hole extending from end to end thereof and having an attachment tang extending from one end of the body and parallel to the axis of the bore. The body includes a threaded bore extending from the upper surface, perpendicular to and into the conductor bore hole. The bottom of the threaded bore is coterminous with an undercut relief portion extending further into the conductor bore hole in the body of the terminal lug. A setscrew which includes a conically shaped conductor interface area and which is of the same alloy and material as the terminal body is received within the threaded bore for engaging the conductor strands in high contact pressure relationship therewith. The contact pressure results in moving and wiping of the conductor strands against each other, and against the conductor bore hole and the setscrew which removes oxidation from the strand surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
    Inventors: James J. Cooper, Jr., William C. Reinhardt, Elmer H. Hornung