Patents by Inventor Stuart D. Downes

Stuart D. Downes 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).

  • Electrical contact for printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 5589669
    Abstract: An electrical pin contact for mounting on a printed circuit board to provide an electrical interconnection to the printed circuit board. The contact includes an elongated, conductive pin, and a base attached to one end of the pin. The base has a triangular cross-section with vertices that engage a plate-through hole to support the contact in the plated-through hole during a soldering process. The contact may include a flange or stops to support the contact on a printed circuit board. The contact may also include a tail extending from the base opposite the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart D. Downes, Leonard A. Merrill