US 12,258,133 B2
Low profile pass-through electrical connector
Brett Burton, Columbus, OH (US); Andrew Cox, Columbus, OH (US); and Darren Wolfe, Hilliard, OH (US)
Assigned to Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US)
Filed by Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/489,654.
Application 15/489,654 is a continuation of application No. 13/909,061, filed on Jun. 3, 2013, granted, now 9,623,975.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/654,787, filed on Jun. 1, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2017/0305561 A1, Oct. 26, 2017
Int. Cl. B64D 15/12 (2006.01); B64C 1/36 (2006.01); H01B 7/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 15/12 (2013.01) [B64C 1/36 (2013.01); H01B 7/00 (2013.01); H05B 3/02 (2013.01); H01R 2201/02 (2013.01); H05B 2203/016 (2013.01); H05B 2214/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49016 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49083 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A conductive assembly, comprising:
a heating element or antenna disposed on a surface; an electrically conductive pin having a smooth surface that extends from and is electrically connected to and is integral with the heating element or antenna and is adapted to penetrate the surface to mate with a mating socket; wherein the mating socket that is adapted to mate with the smooth surface of the conductive pin without a nut; and an electrically insulating sleeve disposed around the circumference of the pin or mating socket wherein the electrically conductive pin comprises a countersunk head that is disposed in a countersunk orifice in the electrically insulating sleeve.