Patents by Inventor Bert W. Eakins

Bert W. Eakins 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).

  • Patent number: 9831575
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly may include a circuit board, a first electrical terminal, and a layer of solder paste. The circuit board may include a minimum thickness, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side. The first electrical terminal may include a solder tab. The layer of solder paste may be disposed on the first side of the circuit board. The solder tab of the first electrical terminal may extend into the first side of the circuit board but not beyond the second side of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Bert W. Eakins, George E. Fox
  • Publication number: 20170133775
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly may include a circuit board, a first electrical terminal, and a layer of solder paste. The circuit board may include a minimum thickness, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side. The first electrical terminal may include a solder tab. The layer of solder paste may be disposed on the first side of the circuit board. The solder tab of the first electrical terminal may extend into the first side of the circuit board but not beyond the second side of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Bert W. Eakins, George E. Fox
  • Patent number: 9437946
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a surface and having first and second adjacent apertures. First and second electrical terminals include respective ends disposed in the first and second apertures of the printed circuit board, respective shoulders adjacent to the ends of the first and second electrical terminals and engaged with the surface of the printed circuit board, and respective insertion tabs adjacent to the shoulders of the first and second electrical terminals and located respective first and second distances away from the surface of the printed circuit board. The first and second distances are different such that the first and second insertion tabs do not touch one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bert W. Eakins, George E. Fox, Steven F. Gawron
  • Publication number: 20160181710
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a printed circuit board and first and second electrical terminals mounted thereto. The first electrical terminal comprises a body having a first end and a second end, a mounting member extending outwardly from the first end configured for insertion into an aperture formed in the PCB, shoulders defined adjacent the mounting member, and a first insertion tab extending outwardly from the body at the first end thereof. The second electrical terminal is mounted adjacent the first electrical terminal and comprises a body having a first end and a second end, a mounting portion extending outwardly from the first end configured for insertion into an aperture formed in the PCB, shoulders defined adjacent the mounting portion, and a second insertion tab extending outwardly from the body at the first end thereof. The first insertion tab and the second insertion tab are axially spaced apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bert W. Eakins, George E. Fox, Steven F. Gawron
  • Patent number: 9265150
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes an electrical terminal that may include a first portion, a second portion, and/or a middle portion. A middle portion may be disposed between first and second portions and/or a middle portion may include a first middle section, a second middle section, a recessed portion disposed between the first middle section and the second middle section, and/or an aperture. The electrical terminal may include a transition portion that may be disposed between a middle portion and a second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: George E. Fox, Bert W. Eakins
  • Publication number: 20150235733
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes an electrical terminal that may include a first portion, a second portion, and/or a middle portion. A middle portion may be disposed between first and second portions and/or a middle portion may include a first middle section, a second middle section, a recessed portion disposed between the first middle section and the second middle section, and/or an aperture. The electrical terminal may include a transition portion that may be disposed between a middle portion and a second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: George E. Fox, Bert W. Eakins
  • Patent number: 5995380
    Abstract: An electrical junction box has a first insulating polymeric portion and a second polymeric portion defining multiple electrically conductive circuits. The circuits are at least partially separated by the first insulating polymeric portion and at least some of the circuits electrically connect together wire harness connector portions. A further aspect of the present invention junction box causes a section of the first insulating polymeric portion to concurrently act as a segment of an outer protective cover for the junction box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Winston Maue, Bert W. Eakins