Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Wiecek

Thomas E. Wiecek 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).

  • Method and apparatus for precise positioning of a circuit board to a mounting plate
    Patent number: 6415493
    Abstract: A printed circuit board is aligned to its mounting plate by using cutouts already cut for electronic components. A top plate with a notched location block and two edge locators is placed on top of both the printed circuit board and the mounting plate so that the notched block straddles two cutouts on the board and the mounting plate. At the same time, the two edge locators are placed inside the two matching cutouts. An eccentric cam is used to move a pressure plate that slides on top of the top plate and pushes both the circuit board and the mounting plate with spring action. The cam is turned until the edge locators hit the edges of the cutouts, aligning the printed circuit board to the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan Pawlenko, David B. Philips, Larry Samson, Richard Schwartz, Thomas E. Wiecek