Patents by Inventor Richard F. Progovitz

Richard F. Progovitz 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).

  • Patent number: 5507668
    Abstract: A cable assembly for coupling, e.g., electrically, a plurality of electronic components such as TV's, VCR's, AM/FM tuners, speakers, etc., to a common power source, e.g., AC, which includes a input module adapted for being directly coupled to the power source, a junction module for being coupled to the input module, at least one adapter for being directly coupled to a respective electronic component and also to the junction module, a first flexible cable member for coupling the input and junction modules, and at least one second flexible cable member for electrically coupling the junction module and various adapters. In a preferred embodiment, each module (both input and junction) includes a housing with an associated circuit board located therein and each flexible cable member includes a flexible segment with electrical couplers on the opposing ends thereof for being directly connected to the various circuit boards used within the modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William T. Lambrinos, Richard F. Progovitz