Patents by Inventor Edward W. D. Hill

Edward W. D. Hill 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).

  • Float/guide member for card edge connector
    Patent number: 4954086
    Abstract: A float/guide member is provided with contact receiving cavities for receiving the contact members of an electrical connector. The contact receiving cavities are provided with a portion which is oversized with respect to the size of the contact members, thereby allowing the electrical connector to float laterally with respect to the float/guide member by floating or bending of the contact members within the enlarged portions of the contact receiving cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Burndy Corporation
    Inventors: Edward W. D. Hill, William P. Buckley, Robert Hennessey