Patents by Inventor Robert F. Cobaugh, deceased

Robert F. Cobaugh, deceased 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).

  • Circuit board thickness compensator
    Patent number: 4753601
    Abstract: Connector housings having as an integral part thereof, compensators to accommodate variation in circuit board thickness to enable a plurality of connectors to be mounted thereon simultaneously. More particularly, the compensators include depending, collapsible projections on the bottom surfaces of the housings which are selectively collapsed in response to the thickness of the board at each mounting site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert F. Cobaugh, deceased, Jon F. Kautz
  • Zero insertion force card edge connector with flexible film circuitry
    Patent number: 4629270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to zero insertion force card edge connectors with flexible film circuitry interconnecting the mother printed circuit board on which the connector is mounted and the daughter printed circuit card received in the connector. Actuation of cam means closes the connector and moves the circuit pads on the film up and down against the card circuit pads to provide wipe and back-wipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Howard W. Andrews, Jr., Clifford F. Bobb, Robert F. Cobaugh, deceased, Attalee S. Taylor