Keith L Nicholas

US Patent:

6900610, May 31, 2005

Filed:

May 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/441386

Inventors:

Gary L. Deck - Bethel PA, US
Douglas S. Pfautz - Landisville PA, US
Keith L. Nicholas - Harrisburg PA, US

Assignee:

Tyco Electronics Corporation - Middletown PA

International Classification:

G05B001/06
F16H037/12
H01C017/28

US Classification:

318652, 74 52, 74137, 74140, 74141, 29619, 29621, 29837, 29857, 29 33 M, 29748

Abstract:

The invention is a system for controlling the position of a movable member moved by a prime mover by monitoring the position of the movable member; generating position information based upon this monitoring; and controlling the prime mover based upon the position information by providing a counter force to the movable member substantially equal to an opposing force opposing the movement of the movable member. The invention may include a movable member, such as a ram used for fastening a terminal to a wire; a spring; a DC planetary gear motor for providing a force to the movable member opposing the spring; a position detector, such as an linear voltage displacement transducer, to detect the position of the movable member and generate position information; and a controller, which may include a logic board or microprocessor and memory, for controlling the force from the motor in response to the position information.

US Patent:

7466788, Dec 16, 2008

Filed:

Mar 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/091097

Inventors:

George Edward Hoover - Dover PA, US
Keith Lynn Nicholas - Harrisburg PA, US

Assignee:

Tyco Electronics Corporation - Middletown PA

International Classification:

G07C 3/00
G07C 3/02

US Classification:

377 15, 377 16

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to applicator counters and assemblies for counting, recording and transmitting cycles of machines, tools and the like. An applicator counter assembly for operative association with an applicator or the like is provided. The applicator counter assembly includes an applicator counter for counting, recording and transmitting cycles of the applicator. The applicator counter includes a magnetically responsive switch capable of being actuated in response to a magnetic force, whereby the applicator counter registers a count for each actuation of the switch.

US Patent:

20070129822, Jun 7, 2007

Filed:

Nov 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/605105

Inventors:

Keith Nicholas - Harrisburg PA, US

International Classification:

G05B 13/02

US Classification:

700032000

Abstract:

A termination system used to apply a terminal to a wire includes a movable ram configured to be driven by a termination machine and tooling coupled to the movable ram and configured to apply the terminal to the wire. A smart tag having data related to the applicator is configured to communicate with the termination machine to control an operation of the termination machine. Optionally, the smart tag may store data in a memory, and the smart tag may be configured to send data to and receive data from a microprocessor of the termination machine. The smart tag may store at least one type of data including, but not limited to, data relating to a feeding operation of the terminating machine, data relating to a terminating operation of the terminating machine, data relating to set-up parameters for the terminating machine, data relating to changes in the set-up parameters of the terminating machine, data relating to a maintenance schedule of the applicator, and data relating to identification of the applicator.

US Patent:

20120137486, Jun 7, 2012

Filed:

Dec 7, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/962371

Inventors:

JOHN D. CHARLTON - HARRISBURG PA, US
KEITH L. NICHOLAS - HARRISBURG PA, US
ROBERT A. DUBLER - HARRISBURG PA, US

Assignee:

TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION - BERWYN PA

International Classification:

B23Q 17/00
B23P 21/00

US Classification:

2940701, 29705

Abstract:

A crimping apparatus includes a ram having crimp tooling for crimping a terminal to a wire during a crimp stroke and a force sensor detecting a crimp force during the crimp stroke. The crimping apparatus also includes a controller that monitors the crimp quality of a crimp based on a frequency profile of the crimp. Optionally, the controller may create the frequency profile based on a force profile using a frequency transform algorithm. The frequency transform algorithm may be a Fast Fourier Transform algorithm.

US Patent:

51155605, May 26, 1992

Filed:

Oct 3, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/770678

Inventors:

David J. Erb - Harrisburg PA
Keith L. Nicholas - Harrisburg PA
Howard C. Phillips - Harrisburg PA
John M. Wasilko - Harrisburg PA

Assignee:

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

International Classification:

H01R 4300

US Classification:

29747

Abstract:

A machine for inserting terminals (12) into housings (10) on an electrical device (4) comprises an inserting apparatus (34) in combination with a turntable assembly (32). The turntable assembly comprises a main turntable (38) and a plurality of secondary turntables (40) on the main turntable. The secondary turntables (40) are individually rotatable with respect to the main turntable (38) so that an electrical device (4) mounted on a secondary turntable (40) can be reoriented thereby to permit a wide variety of insertion operations to be performed on the device, for example, where the terminals (12) must be inserted into housings (10) arranged in two or more rows. The secondary turntables can be rotated to position each row in alignment with the fixed insertion machine (34).

US Patent:

20150052740, Feb 26, 2015

Filed:

Aug 21, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/972584

Inventors:

- Berwyn PA, US
Christopher John Karrasch - Boiling Springs PA, US
Keith Lynn Nicholas - Harrisburg PA, US
Charles David Fry - New Bloomfield PA, US

Assignee:

Tyco Electronics Corporation - Berwyn PA

International Classification:

H01R 43/048

US Classification:

29705

Abstract:

A terminal crimping device includes crimp tooling comprising an anvil and a ram movable toward the anvil with a crimp zone being defined between the anvil and the ram configured to receive a wire and a terminal configured to be crimped to the wire by the crimp tooling. An ultrasonic transmitting transducer is coupled to at least one of the anvil and the ram that transmits acoustic signals through the wire and terminal. A filter is provided on at least one of the anvil and the ram in the path of the acoustic signals that affects the acoustic signals