Patents by Inventor Robert J. Augustyn

Robert J. Augustyn 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).

  • Interposer extraction tool
    Patent number: 6779256
    Abstract: A tool is provided for separating a first circuit board and a second circuit board to prevent the damage thereof. The tool includes a piston assembly and a handle. A first blade and second blade are coupled between the handle and the piston assembly. The first blade and the second blade are normally biased outwardly. The handle has a first position and a second position relative to the piston assembly. In the first position the blades are biased outwardly and in the second position the piston assembly biases the blades inwardly to engage the first circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Kappel, Robert J. Augustyn, Joseph J. Lacey
  • Interposer extraction tool
    Publication number: 20030229979
    Abstract: A tool is provided for separating a first circuit board and a second circuit board to prevent the damage thereof. In one aspect of the invention the tool includes a piston assembly and a handle. A first blade and second blade are coupled between the handle and the piston assembly. The first blade and the second blade are normally biased outwardly. The handle has a first position and a second position relative to the piston assembly. In the first position the blades are biased outwardly and in the second position the piston assembly biases the blades inwardly to engage the first circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Mark A. Kappel, Robert J. Augustyn, Joseph J. Lacey