Patents by Inventor Charles J. Maira

Charles J. Maira 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).

  • Publication number: 20090085368
    Abstract: A dashboard for a tactical vehicle having a driver position and a passenger position. The dashboard includes a plurality of panels removably attached together to form a dashboard having a plurality of displays and warning lights viewable from the driver position to provide information for the driver of a vehicle. One of the panels is located in front of the vehicle driver position and has a driver instrument cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: David J. Coffelt, Jeffrey B. Colburn, Gary Crowley, Charles T. DiSaverio, John J. Ford, Douglas J. Hines, Charles J. Maira, Shane F. Mills, David L. Ricketson
  • Patent number: 6370948
    Abstract: A compact tension testing apparatus for determining the peel strength of a circuit line or film bonded to a substrate. A force gauge is mounted on an apparatus using low friction air bearings to allow the force gauge to self-align with the peeling location of the circuit line or film, thereby providing essentially orthogonal positioning relative to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Lee Arrington, Richard Ronald Hall, Charles J. Maira
  • Publication number: 20010001371
    Abstract: A compact tension testing apparatus for determining the peel strength of a circuit line or film bonded to a substrate. A force gauge is mounted on an apparatus using low friction air bearings to allow the force gauge to self-align with the peeling location of the circuit line or film, thereby providing essentially orthogonal positioning relative to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Publication date: May 24, 2001
    Inventors: Edward Lee Arrington, Richard Ronald Hall, Charles J. Maira
  • Patent number: 6185999
    Abstract: A compact tension testing apparatus for determining the peel strength of a circuit line or film bonded to a substrate. A force gauge is mounted on an apparatus using low friction air bearings to allow the force gauge to self-align with the peeling location of the circuit line or film, thereby providing essentially orthogonal positioning relative to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Lee Arrington, Richard Ronald Hall, Charles J. Maira