Patents by Inventor Alexander Craig Ekrot

Alexander Craig Ekrot 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).

  • Edgecard circuit board
    Patent number: 5772448
    Abstract: A printed circuit board that includes contact slider regions between conductive pads on the printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board is particularly suited for high density situations. According to one embodiment, a printed circuit board according to the invention includes a connection edge for insertion into a connector, a first row of conductive pads disposed on one or both sides of the printed circuit board proximate to the connection edge and extending away therefrom in a predetermined direction, and a row of slider regions disposed on one or both sides of the printed circuit board proximate to the connection edge and extending away therefrom in the predetermined direction, the slider regions being interposed between the conductive pads of the first row. The printed circuit board according to the invention is not only more reliable and easier to manufacture, but it also wears substantially better than previously designed high density circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Craig Ekrot, Bassam Nakhle Elkhoury