Patents by Inventor Edwin J. Nealis

Edwin J. Nealis 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).

  • Sealing system and method for sealing circuit card connection sites
    Patent number: 6061249
    Abstract: In one form, the invention is directed to the combination of: a plate; a first connector on the plate; a first circuit card assembly including a first circuit card and a second connector on the first circuit card which second connector is capable of coupling to the first connector; and a layer of sealing material on the plate and having a first opening therein to accept a part of the first circuit card assembly with the first and second connectors coupled. The layer of sealing material has a first cantilevered flap which has a first, relaxed state. The first cantilevered flap is deflected from the first state into a second state wherein the first cantilevered flap bears sealingly against a part of the first circuit card assembly with the first and second connectors coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventor: Edwin J. Nealis
  • Cover member for sealed circuit board assembly
    Patent number: 5867371
    Abstract: A multi-layered laminate structure forms a cover member that is capable of being sealed around the edges of a circuit board, around connector assemblies mounted on the circuit board, and against a mounting panel to which the circuit board is attached, to provide a sealed environment for electrical components mounted on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: Quentin S. Denzene, Edwin J. Nealis
  • In-service removable cable ground connection
    Patent number: 5769661
    Abstract: The body of a connector assembly is attached to the ground of a cable internally disposed within an enclosure. The connector body has a radial flange positioned on the outside surface of the enclosure and a nut, threaded onto a portion of the connector extending internally into the enclosure, is used to secure the connector body whereby a ground connection is established between the connector body and the enclosure. The enclosure panel on which the body is mounted is connected to ground. A mating connector is attachable to a portion of the connector body extending outwardly from the enclosure. In normal service, the slot in which the connector assembly is mounted is covered. However, when necessary to access the interior of the enclosure, the connector and attached cables can be removed from the enclosure panel by removing the cover, loosening the nut disposed on the internal end of the connector body, and sliding the assembled connector and cable pair out of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Ericsson, Inc.
    Inventor: Edwin J. Nealis