Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Zimmerman

Thomas A. Zimmerman 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).

  • Patent number: 5593318
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle assembly for attachment to a luminaire housing comprises a housing defining a plurality of contact seating channels extending therethrough along axes parallel to a contact member insertion axis, electrical contact members being seated in the housing channels individually along the axes parallel to the contact member insertion axis. A clamp member is joined to the housing by a threaded fastener. The housing defines an anti-rotation member resident in the clamp member which prevents the clamp member from rotational movement relative to the housing upon tightening the threaded fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts Corporation
    Inventors: Edward B. Bilson, Mark T. Wedell, Thomas A. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 4631572
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package has a conductive ring surrounding the integrated circuit substrate and optionally, over the integrated circuit itself, and wires connected between selected chip pads and adjacent portions of the surrounding ring, the surrounding ring being connected to only one of a plurality of external conductive pins of the chip package, the remainder of the external pins being connected to other selected chip pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1986
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Zimmerman