David S Dye

US Patent:

6679730, Jan 20, 2004

Filed:

May 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/159318

Inventors:

David Eugene Dye - Rancho Santa Margarita CA
James Francis McIntire - West Linn OR
Scott Jeffrey Thiel - Sherwood OR
Brian Erik Haug - Portland OR

Assignee:

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE
Precision Interconnect, A Ludlow LP Company - Wilsonville OR

International Classification:

H01R 1358

US Classification:

439606, 439589, 439275

Abstract:

A connector assembly with front and rear bodies ( ) and a surrounding shell ( ), has a potting material ( ) that is molded around the cable ( ) and within a rear body passageway ( ) in a manner that avoids leakage of the potting material. The shell outside surface has outwardly-projecting ridges ( ) for effectively grasping the connector, and the front body is latchable to the shell with robust latch arms ( ). An O-ring ( ) lying forward of the threading connections ( ) of the bodies limits leakage of the potting material flowed under pressure into the passageway. The outer shell is molded with ridges ( ) extending in loops that facilitate correct gripping and avoid slipping of the thumb on the connector. The front body has slots ( ) forming latch arms that latch to openings in the shell, the arms being formed by slots with enlarged ends ( ).

US Patent:

6776621, Aug 17, 2004

Filed:

Aug 27, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/651269

Inventors:

David Eugene Dye - Rancho Santa Margarita CA

Assignee:

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H01R 1200

US Classification:

439 63

Abstract:

A coaxial connector assembly ( ) for mounting on a circuit board, which can be constructed at low cost and which provides low losses. The connector assembly, which can include three connectors ( ), includes a cast metal housing ( ) having a front mating end ( ) and having a rear end ( ) that terminates to a circuit board ( ). Each connector includes a combination ( ) of a center conductor ( ) with a horizontally-extending front portion ( ) and a downwardly-extending rear portion ( ), and an insulator ( ) that surrounds the inner conductor. The housing is a metal cast member with its front portion forming two concentric sleeves ( ) at each connector ( ), the inside ( ) of the inner sleeve forming the front portion of a through passage ( ) whose rear portion extends downwardly. The combination of center conductor and insulation is installed by pressing it forwardly into the housing passage. Then, a metal retainer ( ) is forced upwardly into the rear of the housing passage to lock the combination center conductor and insulator in place and to provide a ground around the rear of the center conductor.

US Patent:

20060171638, Aug 3, 2006

Filed:

Dec 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/314609

Inventors:

David Dye - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US

International Classification:

G02B 6/36
G02B 6/38

US Classification:

385078000, 385060000

Abstract:

An optical fiber connector includes a connector housing having first and second generally parallel, spaced apart first and second faces and at least one generally cylindrical receptacle for removably receiving an optical fiber terminus therein. An optical fiber terminus is located within the receptacle and includes an elongated body with a passage along a central axis for receiving a portion of an optical fiber cable therethrough. The body further includes an indexing section, and a ferrule secured to the body and having an end portion of said optical fiber cable therein. A collar is positioned on the elongated body and has an engagement section for engaging the indexing section. The collar is movable along the axis between first and second operative positions. In the first operative position relative rotational movement between the collar and the body is prevented and in the second operative position the collar may rotate relative to the body. A biasing member is provided to bias the collar towards the first operative position.

US Patent:

20060171639, Aug 3, 2006

Filed:

Dec 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/314610

Inventors:

David Dye - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US

International Classification:

G02B 6/36

US Classification:

385078000

Abstract:

A high-performance connector for optical fibers includes a cylindrical ceramic or metallic ferrule installed in a structure. This structure is positioned in a non-plastic (metallic system) base member to form a fiber holder. This overall generally cylindrical structure includes a small passageway along its central axis for holding an optical fiber. This entire structure is mounted within the non-plastic housing that includes an opening at one end thereof from which the ceramic ferrule protrudes. A cylindrical spring that is integral to the ferrule support structure and interacts with an interior surface of the surrounding structure via a secondary piece of the cylindrical structure urges the ceramic ferrule outward from the opening in the housing. The housing includes a metallic leaf-spring latch which is located on a single surface thereof, which is manually operable and used to lock the connector to an associated receptacle. Said connector; because it is manufactured of non-plastics in its structural elements (metallics and/or ceramics) has very stable optical performance criteria over a broad range of environments (both thermal and mechanical). The high performance optical connector also introduces the ability to remove the cylindrical fiber holder to directly inspect or clean the sensitive internal components (springs, internal metallic or ceramic components). In addition, the cylindrical structure provides a mean of “tuning” it to remove the effects of fiber eccentricity. When tuned, the fiber holder retains such tuning even outside the housing allowing re-assembly of the high-performance connector without loss of “tuning”.

US Patent:

61512192, Nov 21, 2000

Filed:

Feb 1, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/244564

Inventors:

David Eugene Dye - Rancho Santa Margarita CA

Assignee:

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H05K 503

US Classification:

361737

Abstract:

An electronic card (10) of the type that fits into a slot of a computer, has top and bottom cover halves (32,34) that each includes flat sheet metal parts (64, 66) and plastic overmolding frames (70, 72) at the edges, where the sheet metal is exposed at groundable regions (50, 52) at the opposite sides of the card. The plastic overmolding forms columns at the top and bottom with the columns (80, 82) having abutting joined surfaces (84, 86) that can be sonically welded together to seal the cover closed. The top sheet metal piece has a downwardly-extending ear (100) supported by the plastic top column, while the bottom sheet metal piece has an upwardly-extending tab (94) supported by the bottom column, with the tab and ear engaging each other to connect the pieces of sheet metal at the top and bottom covers. The tab lies on the outside of the lower column to provide an exposed sheet metal region that can be engaged by a contact on the computer to ground the card. At the grounding region, the bottom column includes a chimney (110) that extends upwardly and immediately outside the top column, with the tab extending up along the outside of the chimney and being bent around the top of the chimney.

US Patent:

58238131, Oct 20, 1998

Filed:

Jan 21, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/786460

Inventors:

David Eugene Dye - Rancho Santa Margarita CA

Assignee:

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H01R 1362

US Classification:

439347

Abstract:

A device (70) is provided for a pair of clip lock connectors (12, 14), wherein the device can be slid forward (F) from a release position to a locked position, only when the connectors are fully mated, and which then prevents connector unmating unless the device is slid back to its release position. The device has a pair of bars (80) which, in the release position, lie rearward of spring sides (24, 26) of a spring clip (20). During initial mating of the connectors, the spring sides block forward movement of the bars. When full connector mating is reached and the spring sides snap into slots, the device can be slid forward to its locked position and the bars lie immediately outside the spring sides. The device has deflectable arms (92, 110) and is initially held in its release position by a wall (102) on an arm projection (90), which lies behind a barrier (94). As the connectors mate, a cam (96) on the second connector engages a cam follower (106) on the arm projection to deflect it so the wall disengages the barrier and the device can be slid forwardly to its locked position.