Patents by Inventor William Joseph GIFFORD

William Joseph GIFFORD 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).

  • Rail mounted electrical connector
    Patent number: 9490597
    Abstract: A submersible electrical connector that includes a first mating component that has a housing with at least one port that has a cable termination end and an opposite interface end, and the port defines a cavity that supports at least one first contact. A second mating component has a housing with at least one port that has a cable termination end and an opposite interface end configured to engage the interface end of the first mating component, and the port of the second mating component defines a cavity that supports at least one second contact configured to engage the at least one first contact. A rail engagement is disposed on at least one of the first and second mating components for mounting the connector on a DIN rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: AMPHENOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Raymond Arcykiewicz, William Joseph Gifford
  • SUBMERSIBLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH RAIL MOUNTING
    Publication number: 20160072243
    Abstract: A submersible electrical connector that includes a first mating component that has a housing with at least one port that has a cable termination end and an opposite interface end, and the port defines a cavity that supports at least one first contact. A second mating component has a housing with at least one port that has a cable termination end and an opposite interface end configured to engage the interface end of the first mating component, and the port of the second mating component defines a cavity that supports at least one second contact configured to engage the at least one first contact. A rail engagement is disposed on at least one of the first and second mating components for mounting the connector on a DIN rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Raymond ARCYKIEWICZ, William Joseph GIFFORD