Patents by Inventor Hector Pitre

Hector Pitre 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).

  • Masking of circuit boards for wave soldering
    Patent number: 4739919
    Abstract: A soldering mask for soldering the leads of leaded components to a circuit pattern on a surface of a circuit board also having surface mounted components already soldered to the circuit pattern on that surface, comprises a flat metal plate having a recess in the top surface of the plate for reception of the circuit board. Cavities in the bottom surface of the recess house the surface mounted components. Openings through the plate from the bottom surface of the recess permit passage of leads and also permit access by the solder to solder the leads to the circuit pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventors: Jacques Van Den Brekel, Hector Pitre