Patents by Inventor Stephen G. Race

Stephen G. Race 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).

  • Device for installing and removing high insertion force modules
    Patent number: 8020835
    Abstract: The present invention provides for electronic module insertion and removal such as when high insertion/extraction forces are exerted in small spaces. To secure or unsecure the module a frame is mounted to a cabinet housing the high insertion module. The frame includes a lever assembly that fixedly rotates about an axle attached at each end to a hub. The hub is allowed to rotate to one or more fixed angular positions that move the lever proximity relative to the front surface of the high insertion module. Applying a pressure to the lever rotates the lever until the module is either secured or unsecured from its cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff A. Bulow, Stephen G. Race, Budd S. Honda
  • Device for installing and removing high insertion force modules
    Publication number: 20090115297
    Abstract: The present invention provides for electronic module insertion and removal such as when high insertion/extraction forces are exerted in small spaces. To secure or unsecure the module a frame is mounted to a cabinet housing the high insertion module. The frame includes a lever assembly that fixedly rotates about an axle attached at each end to a hub. The hub is allowed to rotate to one or more fixed angular positions that move the lever proximity relative to the front surface of the high insertion module. Applying a pressure to the lever rotates the lever until the module is either secured or unsecured from its cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Jeff A. Bulow, Stephen G. Race, Budd S. Honda