Patents by Inventor Theodore S. Colomina

Theodore S. Colomina 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).

  • Retainer for holding a printed circuit card between spaced surfaces
    Patent number: 4823951
    Abstract: A retainer is provided for holding a printed circuit card between spaced surfaces which comprises a plurality of wedge-shaped members mounted end-to-end on a rod, with at least select ones of those members being each urged in a corresponding transverse direction relating to the adjacent member upon effective shortening of the rod to hold the printed circuit card between the spaced surfaces. A spring is attached to each of the select members to bias those members each in a direction opposite the transverse direction for that member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Assignee: EG&G, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore S. Colomina