Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Lineberry

Daniel C. Lineberry 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).

  • Multi-row right angle connectors
    Patent number: 5338207
    Abstract: A zero insertion force ("ZIF") electrical connector for mating the card edge of a daughter-board (7) orthogonally with respect to the surface of a mother-board (5). The connector includes a stacked plurality of compressible electrical contacts (30-1 . . . n, 32-1 . . . n) separated by a plurality of insulating plates (40-1 . . . n, 42-1 . . . n). End caps (26) are anchored to the mother-board (5) and mount the compressible electrical contacts (30-1 . . . n, 32-1 . . . n) and insulating plates (40-1 . . . n, 42-1 . . . n) in a stacked array with each compressible electrical contact (30-1 . . . n, 32-1 . . . n) bridging the junction of the mother-board (5) and daughter-board (7). This way, the array of compressible electrical contacts (30-1 . . . n, 32-1 . . . n) cumulatively complete multiple rows of high-density electrical connections between the mother-board (5) and daughter-board (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1994
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel C. Lineberry, Warren A. Bates