Mating assurance system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9813832
APP PUB NO 20160249147A1
SERIAL NO

15005572

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A mating assurance system includes first and second microphones configured to be located in a vicinity of a mating zone for electrical connectors. The first microphone is located a first distance from the mating zone and the second microphone being located a second distance from the mating zone. The first and second microphones are configured to detect audible sound when the electrical connectors are mated. An output unit is connected to the first and second microphones and receives audio signals from the first and second microphones. The output unit processes the audio signals from the first microphone and from the second microphone for mating assurance.

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  • TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Maalouf, Khalil John Chambersburg, US 8 185
Spade, Rodney Kenneth Elizabethtown, US 1 1

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