William R Hendrickson

US Patent:

7001189, Feb 21, 2006

Filed:

Nov 4, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/981295

Inventors:

Daniel B. McGowan - Naperville IL, US
Steven B. Bogiel - Lisle IL, US
William P. Hendrickson - Yorkville IL, US
Arvind Patel - Naperville IL, US
Timothy E. Purkis - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 12/00

US Classification:

439 79, 439947

Abstract:

An electrical power connector is mountable on a printed circuit board. The connector includes an outer terminal and an inner terminal, both of which are of generally inverted U-shaped configurations, with the inner terminal nested in the outer terminal. Solder tails project downwardly from bottom edges of side walls of the two terminals. Both terminals have a pair of blade portions projecting forwardly from the respective side walls of the terminals, whereby the blade portions of each terminal are spaced from each other. The blade portions of one terminal are generally coplanar with the blade portions of the other terminal. A dielectric housing is overmolded about the side walls of the outer terminal, leaving the solder tails and the outside surfaces of the blade portions exposed. The housing has a projecting portion extending into the spacing between the blade portions of the two terminals against the inside surfaces of the blade portions, leaving the outside surfaces of the blade portions exposed.

US Patent:

7104812, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Feb 24, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/064792

Inventors:

Steven B. Bogiel - Lisle IL, US
Thomas J. Carlson - Maumelle AR, US
William P. Hendrickson - Yorkville IL, US
Daniel B. McGowan - Naperville IL, US
Steven D. Miller - Conway AR, US
Arvind Patel - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 4/58

US Classification:

439 79

Abstract:

A laminated terminal is provided for an electrical connector and includes a plurality of flat metal layers juxtaposed to form a laminated structure. Each metal layer includes a joining section, a contact section and a terminating section. A plurality of projections on the joining sections of the layers are interengaged within a respective plurality of recesses in adjacent layers to align the layers and provide a strong mechanical and good electrical joint between the layers. Solder tails extend linearly along the bottom edge of each joining section to form a plurality of rows of solder tails, and the terminating portions of the metal layers are bent outwardly to separate the rows of solder tails from each other. The contact section of one metal layer may include a generally planar finger which is coplanar with a planar finger of another of the metal layers.

US Patent:

20070004291, Jan 4, 2007

Filed:

Sep 12, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/519280

Inventors:

Steven Bogiel - Lisle IL, US
Thomas Carlson - Maumelle AR, US
William Hendrickson - Yorkville IL, US
Daniel McGowan - Naperville IL, US
Steven Miller - Conway AR, US
Arvind Patel - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

MOLEX INCORPORATED - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 13/02

US Classification:

439884000

Abstract:

A laminated terminal is provided for an electrical connector and includes a plurality of flat metal layers juxtaposed to form a laminated structure. Each metal layer includes a joining section, a contact section and a terminating section. A plurality of projections on the joining sections of the layers are interengaged within a respective plurality of recesses in adjacent layers to align the layers and provide a strong mechanical and good electrical joint between the layers. Solder tails extend linearly along the bottom edge of each joining section to form a plurality of rows of solder tails, and the terminating portions of the metal layers are bent outwardly to separate the rows of solder tails from each other. The contact section of one metal layer may include a generally planar finger which is coplanar with a planar finger of another of the metal layers.

US Patent:

55812252, Dec 3, 1996

Filed:

Apr 20, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/421441

Inventors:

Seibang Oh - Elk Grove Village IL
James J. Beckert - Lombard IL
Theodore W. Humphrey - Arlington Heights IL
William P. Hendrickson - Westmont IL

Assignee:

Littelfuse, Inc. - Des Plaines IL

International Classification:

H01H 8508

US Classification:

337295

Abstract:

A female fuse assembly includes a female fuse and a housing. The female fuse includes a first and a second female terminal portion each having a face portion which includes a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side, includes a first clamping arm and a second clamping arm, includes a first bracing arm and a second bracing arm, and includes a fuse link having a first terminal extension and a second terminal extension, and having a skived region for controlling the resistance between the first and second female terminal portions. The fuse link further includes a first terminal bend and a second terminal bend. The first terminal bend is positioned substantially toward the second end of the first face portion, or vice versa, and the second terminal bend is positioned substantially toward the first end of the second face portion, or vice versa, for increasing the length of the fuse link. The connection between the first female terminal portion and the first terminal extension of the fuse link is positioned toward one end of the first face portion. Similarly, the connection between the second female terminal portion and the second terminal extension of the fuse link is positioned toward one end of the second face portion.

US Patent:

59297409, Jul 27, 1999

Filed:

Oct 20, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/957878

Inventors:

Seibang Oh - Elk Grove Village IL
James J. Beckert - Elgin IL
Theodore W. Humphrey - Palatine IL
William P. Hendrickson - Westmont IL

Assignee:

Littelfuse, Inc. - Des Plaines IL

International Classification:

H01H 8508
H01H 85143
H01H 85153

US Classification:

337198

Abstract:

A female fuse includes two female terminal portions and a fuse link with a skived region. The fuse link can have first and second ends with first and second pellet regions, each pellet region having a pellet hole therein, the first and second pellet regions being substantially symmetrically spaced on opposing sides of a central axis of the female fuse. Such a fuse link also includes first and second art-forming strips substantially symmetrically connecting the first and second pellet regions to one another, an interior portion of the arc-forming strips being substantially formed from a die section which is independent of the die section which forms the exterior shape of the female fuse. The female fuse terminals each have female-forming terminal plates and female-forming side plates, the terminal plates each having a spring portions, the spring portions being formable into contacting springs for the male terminals. A female fuse housing is also provided for the female fuse.