Patents by Inventor Bob Chartrand

Bob Chartrand 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).

  • Housing with anti-dislodge capability
    Patent number: 11674998
    Abstract: A contactor assembly for a testing system is disclosed. The assembly includes a contact having a contact tail and a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface. A slot extends through the housing from the top surface to the bottom surface and defines a first inner side wall of the housing and a first inner end wall. The contact is receivable in the slot. The contact tail includes a sloped terminus. A retainer is disposed on the first inner side wall. When the sloped terminus is engaged with the first inner end wall, at least a portion of the retainer overlaps with the contact forming at an overlapping area in a cross-sectional view, thereby preventing removal of the contact from the top side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Johnstech International Corporation
    Inventors: Bob Chartrand, David Johnson, Brian Sheposh, Mike Andres
  • HOUSING WITH ANTI-DISLODGE CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20220107357
    Abstract: A contactor assembly for a testing system is disclosed. The assembly includes a contact having a contact tail and a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface. A slot extends through the housing from the top surface to the bottom surface and defines a first inner side wall of the housing and a first inner end wall. The contact is receivable in the slot. The contact tail includes a sloped terminus. A retainer is disposed on the first inner side wall. When the sloped terminus is engaged with the first inner end wall, at least a portion of the retainer overlaps with the contact forming at an overlapping area in a cross-sectional view, thereby preventing removal of the contact from the top side of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Bob Chartrand, David Johnson, Brian Sheposh, Mike Andres