Patents by Inventor William H. Cowles

William H. Cowles 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).

  • Electronics housings and associated connectors for cable/wiring distribution system
    Patent number: 6953895
    Abstract: An optional surface fastening system for an electronics housing facilitates its attachment to pre-manufactured fixed panel systems, enclosures and the like. The electronics housing has primary holes or slot features that interface standard screw hardware in order to fasten to varied surfaces or accepts specially designed connector pieces to mechanically attach to the aforementioned fixed enclosures. Connector pieces, designed to interface with any panel system, may be replaced interchangeably and are temporarily fixed by a snap detail located on the primary slots. Method of attaching the electronics housing to a fixed panel system requires integrated pin features on the connector pieces, employed to locate to corresponding holes on the fixed panel, in conjunction with operative rotation of a specialized pin feature to temporarily lock the electronics housing to the panel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Terk Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques L′Henaff, William H. Cowles, Peter Jay Schwartz
  • Electronics housing and associated connectors for cable/wiring distribution system
    Publication number: 20040112623
    Abstract: An optional surface fastening system for an electronics housing facilitates its attachment to pre-manufactured fixed panel systems, enclosures and the like. The electronics housing has primary holes or slot features that interface standard screw hardware in order to fasten to varied surfaces or accepts specially designed connector pieces to mechanically attach to the aforementioned fixed enclosures. Connector pieces, designed to interface with any panel system, may be replaced interchangeably and are temporarily fixed by a snap detail located on the primary slots. Method of attaching the electronics housing to a fixed panel system requires integrated pin features on the connector pieces, employed to locate to corresponding holes on the fixed panel, in conjunction with operative rotation of a specialized pin feature to temporarily lock the electronics housing to the panel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques L'Henaff, William H. Cowles, Peter Jay Schwartz