Patents by Inventor John E. Main

John E. Main 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).

  • Enclosure and mounting member for printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 4468718
    Abstract: An enclosure and mounting member for printed circuit boards has a first housing member defining the outer front of the enclosure and may have an aperture therein for exposing a front control panel. A second housing member defines the outer rear surface of the enclosure. A front control panel and each of the printed circuit boards held within the enclosure have irregularities such as shallow recesses in opposite outer edges. At least two mounting members are provided, each having a stem portion connectable to the first housing member and a flange portion extending perpendicularly from the stem portion connectable to the second housing member. The stem portions each have spaced irregularities such as pairs of notches which are congruent with and/or otherwise mated to respectively corresponding irregularities of the front panel and each of the printed circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1984
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: John E. Main