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Self-cleaning filament connector

US9620888B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · US

Inventors

Ivan Townsend · Pecan Park, US
Robert Mueller · Cocoa Beach, US
Adam G. Dokos · Titusville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 22, 2016
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/87925
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A debris exclusion and removal system for connectors which have a filament barrier configuration designed to clean connectors as they are mated together.

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