Patents by Inventor Alexander E. Taits

Alexander E. Taits has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Magnetic member for providing electrical continuity and method for assembling same
    Patent number: 7416414
    Abstract: A device that includes a circuit board (214) and a first electrical contact (100). The first electrical contact can include a jacket (104) and a magnetic member (102) that slideably engages the jacket. The jacket can be soldered, fastened or clamped to the circuit board, or conductively attached to the circuit board in any other suitable manner. A first portion of the jacket can be attached to the circuit board so as to provide electrical continuity between the jacket and a conductive portion of the circuit board. The magnetic member can include a flange (108, 208) and can be translationally moveable between a first position in which the flange does not engage the jacket and a second position in which the flange does engage the jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen O. Bozzone, Patrick Hampton, Evan J. Kassof, Alexander E. Taits, James L. Tracy
  • SELF-ALIGNING, SELF-RETAINING, SPRING-LESS ELECTRICAL CONTACT
    Publication number: 20080132090
    Abstract: A device that includes a circuit board (214) and a first electrical contact (100). The first electrical contact can include a jacket (104) and a magnetic member (102) that slideably engages the jacket. The jacket can be soldered, fastened or clamped to the circuit board, or conductively attached to the circuit board in any other suitable manner. A first portion of the jacket can be attached to the circuit board so as to provide electrical continuity between the jacket and a conductive portion of the circuit board. The magnetic member can include a flange (108, 208) and can be translationally moveable between a first position in which the flange does not engage the jacket and a second position in which the flange does engage the jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen O. Bozzone, Patrick Hampton, Evan J. Kassof, Alexander E. Taits, James L. Tracy