Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Jurista

Thomas M. Jurista 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).

  • Sequential Connecting device
    Patent number: 4897055
    Abstract: A plug and socket arrangement is provided for allowing the making of a plurality of contacts sequentially. The socket has a set of circumferentially spaced contacts, and the plug also has a set of circumferentially spaced contacts positioned to coact with the contacts in the socket when the plug is inserted into the socket. At least two of the contacts in either the set of contacts on the plug or in the socket are axially spaced to thereby allow sequential making or breathing of contacts upon insertion or removal of the plug in the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Jurista, Osvaldo A. Mantilla