Patents by Inventor Kemper C. Walke, III

Kemper C. Walke, III 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).

  • Electrical connector with guide and latch
    Patent number: 6033253
    Abstract: A connector for electronic elements with recessed contacts, such as flash memory cards, is disclosed. The connector enables substantially linear insertion of the card through a wall of an electronic component utilizing the card. A floating guide member receives the card and permits clearance movement toward and away from the connector contact terminals. A simplified form of compression connector is disclosed. It employs multiple point engagement of the terminal with the side walls of the terminal receiving passage to hold the contact terminals in the housing prior to installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Berg Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chong Hun Yi, John M. Spickler, Kemper C. Walke, III
  • Laser welding method
    Patent number: 4757179
    Abstract: A method to relieve peripheral stresses in molten pools of metal formed during laser welding by locating the molten pool with a portion of its periphery adjacent an open area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Robert M. Matrisian, Joseph S. Svetina, Kemper C. Walke, III