Earl L Hayes Deceased9516 Regal Ln, Oklahoma City, OK 73162

6340249, Jan 22, 2002

Sep 13, 1999

09/394739

Earl J. Hayes - South Lyon MI
Bo M. Wang - Greer SC

Alcoa Fujikura Limited - Brentwood TN

G02B 636

385 86, 385 62, 385 78

An apparatus and method for securing fiber optic cable to a connector, comprising providing a cable, said cable having an outer surface, an end section, a cable jacket, and a strengthening material; positioning a strain relief boot on said outer surface of said cable, said strain relief boot having an inner surface, wherein said inner surface has a first geometric pattern; providing a connector assembly, said connector assembly having a connector assembly part, a plug end, a cable end, and an exterior surface, wherein said exterior surface has a second geometric pattern which cooperates with said first geometric pattern on said inner surface of said strain relief boot, said connector part being located on said cable end; positioning said end section of said cable in a manner such that said cable jacket and said strengthening material touch, and cover said outer surface of said connector part; and using a simple tool to slide said strain relief boot toward said connector, and over said connector part, thereby exerting pressure and causing said cable jacket and said strengthening material to be captured in a hazardous path between said first geometric pattern on inner surface of said strain relief boot, and said second geometric pattern on said exterior surface of said connector assembly part.

6467942, Oct 22, 2002

Apr 18, 2001

09/837685

Michael J. Alloway - Canton MI
Earl J. Hayes - South Lyon MI
Christopher J. Dillon - Dearborn Heights MI
Thomas F. Rahrig - Woodhaven MI

Alcoa Fujikura Limited - Franklin TN

B60Q 100

362549, 362226, 362267, 4396992

A lamp assembly for use with a vehicles electrical system, the electrical system including a plurality of terminals each having a wire insulating portion and an end connector portion. A main elastomeric housing includes a socket for receiving a bulb. A front seal encircles an exterior surface of the socket and seals around a periphery of the socket. A first plurality of sealing ridges extend along an open facing side of the main housing, opposite the bulb socket, and within which are received the wire insulating portions of the terminals and the end connector portions of each terminal conmmunicating with the bulb socket upon the terminals being located within the main housing. A back cap matingly aligns over an open facing side of the main housing and includes an opposingly facing side with a second plurality of sealing ridges which align with the first plurality of sealing ridges and to sandwich therebetween the wire insulating portions of the terminals. An inlet seal is seatingly received between aligning recesses defined between the opposingly facing sides of the main housing and the back cap and is located proximate the first and second pluralities of sealing ridges. Wire receiving apertures extend through the seal and into which are inserted the wire insulating portions of the terminals.

6488520, Dec 3, 2002

Dec 27, 2001

10/033736

Earl J. Hayes - South Lyon MI
Raymond B. McLauchlan - Clinton Township MI

FCI Americas Technology, Inc. - Reno NV

H01R 2900

439188, 439752

An electrical connector including a housing; electrical contacts connected to the housing; and electrical shorting members connected to the housing. Each contact includes a male contact area to form a male electrical connector. Each shorting member is adapted to electrically connect at least two of the contacts to each other. Each one of the contacts is connected to at least one other contact of the contacts in the connector by the shorting member. The shorting members are each movable to a position spaced from the contacts. The contacts are aligned in an array of at least two rows with multiple ones of the contacts in each row.

6545861, Apr 8, 2003

Nov 20, 2001

09/989053

Earl James Hayes - South Lyon MI
Raymond Bruce McLachlan - Clinton Township MI
Thomas Dziurlikowski - Westland MI

FCI Americas Technology, Inc. - Reno NV

H02B 104

361642, 361630, 361628, 174 521, 439 762

A vehicle high voltage electrical distribution box including a housing and a lead frame assembly. The lead frame assembly is located in the housing. The lead frame assembly includes bus bars and an over molded frame which has been over molded onto the bus bars to connect the bus bars to each other.

6604966, Aug 12, 2003

Dec 18, 2002

10/322240

Earl James Hayes - South Lyon MI
Michael Jerome Alloway - Canton MI
Raymond Bruce McLauchlan - Macomb Township MI

FCI Americas Technology, Inc. - Reno NV

H01R 13514

439752, 439459, 439596, 439467, 439492

An electrical connector housing including a main body having a receiving area which is sized and shaped to receive a flat conductor cable with contacts attached thereto into the receiving area; and a locking section connected to the main body by a living hinge. The locking section comprising a front end and a rear end. When the locking section is inserted into a receiving aperture of the main body, the front end is adapted to block withdrawal of at least one of the contacts located in the receiving area and, the rear end includes at least one strain relief projection which is sized and shaped to press the flat conductor cable against the main body to form a strain relief for the cable.

6726502, Apr 27, 2004

Mar 21, 2003

10/394316

Earl J. Hayes - South Lyon MI

FCI Americas Technology Inc. - Reno NV

H01R 424

439422

A lighting assembly including a flex cable; and a plurality of lighting devices directly connected to conductors of the flex cable. The lighting devices each comprise leads placed against an exterior side of the flex cable and have teeth which pierce through insulation of the flex cable and the conductors to make a mechanical and electrical connection with the flex cable.

6835089, Dec 28, 2004

Nov 27, 2002

10/307197

Earl J. Hayes - South Lyon MI
Michael J. Alloway - Canton MI
Raymond B. McLauchlan - McComb Township MI

FCI Americas Technology, Inc. - Reno NV

H01R 1120

439404, 174 88 R, 439422

An electrical wiring harness assembly including a flex cable comprising electrical conductors; and a plurality of insulation displacement connection (IDC) terminals connected to the conductors of the flex cable. The IDC terminals each include a base section, wire insulation displacement sections connected to the base section and having insulation displacement slots, and sets of teeth extending from the base section which extend through the conductors and are outwardly deformed on an opposite side of the flex cable from the base section. The IDC terminals are adapted to connect electrical wires directly to the conductors of the flex cable.

6932382, Aug 23, 2005

Oct 29, 2003

10/696242

Earl James Hayes - South Lyon MI, US
Raymond Bruce McLauchlan - McComb Township MI, US

FCI Americas Technology, Inc. - Reno NV

B60R021/01

280735, 180273, 177210 EM, 3242072, 340667

A Hall effect sensor assembly including a Hall effect sensor; an overmolded housing which is overmolded onto the Hall effect sensor; and a magnet movably connected to the Hall effect sensor by a movable connection with the overmolded housing. The movable connection restrains movement of the magnet to a path along and aligned with a Hall effect central sensing axis. The magnet is substantially prevented from tilting relative to the sensing axis.