Inventor

Tod M. Harlan

Inventor

Mechanicsburg, PA, US

Overview

1995–2018

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 54 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H01Rprimary

H01RElectrically-conductive connections59%

H05KPrinted circuits17%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5%

A47BTables2%

A47FSpecial furniture, fittings, or accessories for shops, storehouses, bars, restaurants or the like2%

F21VFunctional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof2%

F21WIndexing scheme associated with subclasses f21k, f21l, f21s and f21v, relating to uses or applications of lighting devices or systems2%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus2%

G06KGraphical data reading1%

PatentTitleYear

9,967,993Printed circuit board enclosure assembly2018 9,166,326'Electrical connector with contact guard'2015 9,136,615'Shelf lighting connector assembly'2015 8,986,039'Shelf lighting connector assembly'2015 RE044448'Electrical connector with ESD protection'2013 8,449,205'Optical connector with protecting mechanism to prevent damage to fiber optic lens'2013 8,292,516'Optoelectronic cable assembly having moveable optical module'2012 8,282,404'Card connector'2012 8,157,596'Compact multi-function card connector'2012 8,109,788'Cable assembly with improved grounding bar'2012 8,100,726'Waterproof audio jack and method of making the same'2012 7,950,933'Electrical socket having contact terminals floatably arranged therein'2011 7,922,506'Card edge connector'2011 7,794,287'Electrical connector configured by wafer having coupling foil and method for making the same'2010 7,775,803'Electrical connector having contact retention device'2010 7,658,621'Connector assembly having connecting device'2010 7,654,828'Socket with contact for being soldered to printed circuit board'2010 7,651,371'Electrical connector with ESD protection'2010 7,604,508'Electrical connector utilizing contact array'2009 7,491,078'Stacked electrical connector'2009 7,484,964'Electrical connector assembly with floatably arranged wafer'2009 7,467,960'Receptacle connector with arcing reducing structure'2008 7,462,053'Electrical contact and process for making the same and connector comprising the same'2008 7,445,460'Electrical connector with contact fall-out preventing arrangement'2008 7,261,591'Pluggable connector with a high density structure'2007 7,261,589'Connector for flexible printed circuit'2007 7,189,104'Connector for flexible printed circuit'2007 7,179,118'Connector for flexible printed circuit'2007 7,114,974'Electrical connector assembly having board hold down'2006 7,108,567'Electrical device for interconnecting two printed circuit boards at a large distance'2006 7,101,200'Electrical connector having circuit board retention structure'2006 7,097,482'Electrical connector with pivot portion'2006 7,037,136'Connector module'2006 6,923,655'Electrical connector for interconnecting two intersected printed circuit boards'2005 6,884,117'Electrical connector having circuit board modules positioned between metal stiffener and a housing'2005 6,875,031'Electrical connector with circuit board module'2005 6,866,518'Electrical interconnection between multiple printed circuit boards'2005 6,808,419'Electrical connector having enhanced electrical performance'2004 6,773,268'Holddown for circuit boards'2004 6,743,059'Electrical connector with improved contact retention'2004 6,709,286'Electrical connector'2004 6,695,622'Electrical system having means for accommodating various distances between PC boards thereof mounting the means'2004 6,688,897'Electrical connector'2004 6,685,485'Electrical connector'2004 6,682,365'Stacked connector with plastic part assembled thereto'2004 6,634,893'Electrical connector having retention contact tails and non-retention contact tails for retaining to a PCB prior to soldering as well as reducing force of inserting the contact tails to the PCB'2003 6,592,407'High-speed card edge connector'2003 6,508,675'Electrical connector configured by wafers including moveable contacts'2003 6,439,930'Electrical connector configured by wafers including moveable contacts'2002 5,989,064'Board lock'1999 5,495,666'Method for assembling a connector to the edge of a circuit board'1996 5,462,444'Electrical connector having bus bars providing circuit board retention'1995 5,444,906'Machine for assembling a connector to the edge of a circuit board'1995 5,411,404'Electrical connector having bus bars providing circuit board retention'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995–1999Patents assigned to WHITAKER CORP (5)· patent assignee history

1995–2018Based in Mechanicsburg, PA, US· patent location history

2002–2013Patents assigned to HON HAI PREC IND CO LTD (43)· patent assignee history

2003Based in Mecahnicsburg, PA, US· patent location history

2010Based in Mechanicsburgh, PA, US· patent location history

2012–2013Patents assigned to HARLAN TOD M (7)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to LITTLE TERRANCE F (5)· patent assignee history

2015Patents assigned to PHOENIX CONTACT DEV & MFG INC (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
HON HAI PREC IND CO LTD	43	2002–2013
HARLAN TOD Mself	7	2012–2013
LITTLE TERRANCE F	5	2012–2013
WHITAKER CORP	5	1995–1999
PHOENIX CONTACT DEV & MFG INC	3	2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, US	52	1995–2018
Mechanicsburgh, Pennsylvania, US	1	2010
Mecahnicsburg, Pennsylvania, US	1	2003