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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Lyle S. Bryan, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jeremy C. Patterson, McIeansville, NC (US);
Edwin G. Cox, Jamestown, NC (US);
Inventors:
Lyle S. Bryan, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jeremy C. Patterson, McIeansville, NC (US);
Edwin G. Cox, Jamestown, NC (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical connector and methods for minimizing arcing when the connector is connected or disconnected under load are disclosed. The invention provides an arc reduction circuit with one or more regulators, such as transistors, integrated into the connector housing that sense movement of the connector and shunt the current to an impedance circuit when a potential arc condition is sensed.