Patents by Inventor William G. Lenker

William G. Lenker 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: 20120043838
    Abstract: An electrical contact is provided. The contact includes a positioning body configured to position the contact in a connector housing, wherein the connector housing is mounted to a housing of the motor. A wire end extends from the positioning body and is configured to be positioned within the housing of the motor. The wire end is configured to connect to a wire of the motor. A termination end extends from the positioning body opposite the wire end. The termination end is configured to be positioned outside the housing of the motor. The termination end is electrically joined to the wire end. A pair of termination prongs is formed at the termination end of the contact. The pair of termination prongs is configured to terminate the wire of the motor. The pair of termination prongs is configured to connect to a power cable of an electrically powered device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: STEVEN LEE FLICKINGER, WILLIAM G. LENKER, KASTHURI SANKAR DAMODHARAN
  • Patent number: 6431879
    Abstract: An electrical connector is shown for stacking a plurality of printed circuit boards one above the other, where some of the terminals extending from the lower portion of the housing include both printed circuit board contacts as well as mating contacts for the next adjacent connector. The connector housing includes integral stand-offs for maintaining the parallel nature of the stacked boards, as well as a precise spacing between the boards. The connector housings can include stand-off members which are frangible and can be used to maintain the parallel nature of the boards when other connector housings of a similar height are not used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Brekosky, Douglas M. Eakin, William G. Lenker
  • Patent number: 6428343
    Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed for the electrical connection between insulated power conductors and a printed circuit board. The electrical connector is defined by an insulated housing having a plurality of side-by-side cavities to receive the electrical contacts. The electrical contacts are of the wire-trap style, where a wire is trapped between a portion of the terminal and a resilient tongue, which is reversely bent beneath a contact portion. The electrical contacts further include printed circuit board contacts extending downwardly and through the housing. The electrical contacts are designed and are loaded within the cavities in such a manner that electrical arcing between adjacent contacts is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Landis, William G. Lenker
  • Publication number: 20010031568
    Abstract: An electrical connector is shown for stacking a plurality of printed circuit boards one above the other, where some of the terminals extending from the lower portion of the housing include both printed circuit board contacts as well as mating contacts for the next adjacent connector. The connector housing includes integral stand-offs for maintaining the parallel nature of the stacked boards, as well as a precise spacing between the boards. The connector housings can include stand-off members which are frangible and can be used to maintain the parallel nature of the boards when other connector housings of a similar height are not used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Brekosky, Douglas M. Eakin, William G. Lenker
  • Patent number: 5257950
    Abstract: A filtered connector 20 includes a housing means 22 having a plurality of terminal members 42 disposed therein with terminal portions 46 extending outwardly thereof, filter means 48 and grounding means 38. Filter means 48 includes a planar inductive substrate 50, a plurality of terminal receiving passageways 58 extending therethrough and configured to receive corresponding ones of the terminal member portions 46. An array of capacitors 60 is disposed on substrate 50, such that each capacitor 60 is associated with a corresponding terminal receiving passageway 58. In the preferred embodiment, each capacitor 60 includes a first or signal electrode 62, a layer of dielectric material 66 having a selected thickness disposed on the first signal electrode over at least most of the exposed surface thereof; and a second or a ground electrode 68 disposed on layer 66, the ground electrode 68 being electrically isolated from the signal electrode and in capacitive relationship therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: William G. Lenker, George R. Lurie, Jeffrey L. Showers