IP Library Granted Patent US 1,110,962
Granted Patent S1
US 1,110,962 · App. 29/905,474 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Electrical connector

Inventors: James Edward Borgelt (Jeffersonville, IN); Doug Edward McCartin (Henryville, IN)
Assignee: Samtec, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,110,962
App. No.
29/905,474
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an electrical connector as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2023
From: BORGELT, JAMES EDWARD; MCCARTIN, DOUG EDWARD
To: SAMTEC, INC.
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