Patents by Inventor Lawrence William Colwell

Lawrence William Colwell 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).

  • Apparatus for fastening a housing assembly
    Patent number: 5848718
    Abstract: A housing assembly comprises a plurality of components, each having a screw boss apparatus, such as screw boss (114). The screw boss apparatus has an interlocking tab and an interlocking slotted surface. In a preferred embodiment, the screw boss apparatus (114) has a first locking tab (202), a second locking tab (204), a first slotted surface (206), and a second slotted surface (208). The interlocking tab of one component is engaged to the interlocking slotted surface of another component to fasten components of a housing assembly together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence William Colwell