Patents by Inventor Christopher John Stratas

Christopher John Stratas 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).

  • Method for retention of a fragile conductive trace with a protective clamp
    Patent number: 5722159
    Abstract: A module having an apertured conductive trace and an apertured substrate is disclosed wherein a clamp protectively retains the trace on the substrate. The clamp has a base with a number of retention means, such as posts, projecting downwardly therefrom, each of the retention means having a retention section adapted for retaining engagement with a corresponding aperture in the conductive trace. Each of the retention means is further adapted for fastening engagement with a corresponding aperture in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher John Stratas
  • Method and apparatus for retention of a fragile conductive trace with a protective clamp
    Patent number: 5653599
    Abstract: A module having an apertured conductive trace and an apertured substrate is disclosed wherein a clamp protectively retains the trace on the substrate. The clamp has a base with a number of retention means, such as posts, projecting downwardly therefrom, each of the retention means having a retention section adapted for retaining engagement with a corresponding aperture in the conductive trace. Each of the retention means is further adapted for fastening engagement with a corresponding aperture in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher John Stratas