Patents by Inventor Brian F. Flaherty

Brian F. Flaherty 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).

  • Manufacture of electronics enclosure having a metallized shielding layer
    Patent number: 6763576
    Abstract: Manufacture of an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding cover or other enclosure part for housing circuitry of an electronic device. The enclosure part has an exterior surface and an opposing interior surface metallized with an electrically-conductive EMI shielding layer. The layer is sprayed onto the interior surface in a molten state and is solidified to form a corrosion-resistant, self-adherent coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: George R. Watchko, Brian F. Flaherty, Matthew T. Gagnon, Douglas Nobbs, Steven L. Thornton, Walter H. Dolbier, Jr., George A. Lee, James J. Sauer
  • Combination EMI shielding and environmental seal gasket construction
    Patent number: 6723916
    Abstract: A combination EMI shielding and environmental sealing gasket construction and method for its manufacture. The gasket includes at least one electrically-conductive EMI shielding gasket member, and at least one environmental sealing gasket member. The shielding gasket member, which may be in the form of a strip, has a lengthwise extent and an outer periphery having interstitial spaces, such as between the fibers of a metal wire or other fiber mesh or fabric, through a widthwise extent thereof. The sealing gasket member extends along the lengthwise extent of the shielding gasket member and is formed, such as by being dispensed to foam or otherwise formed-in-place along an adjacent side of the strip, of an elastomeric foam or other material which penetrates into at least a portion of the interstitial spaces of the shielding gasket member to bond the shielding gasket member and the sealing gasket member into an integral structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Brian F. Flaherty, Jonathan E. Mitchel, John M. Perkins, Ronald P. Romano
  • Combination EMI shielding and environmental seal gasket construction
    Publication number: 20030173100
    Abstract: A combination EMI shielding and environmental sealing gasket construction and method for its manufacture. The gasket includes at least one electrically-conductive EMI shielding gasket member, and at least one environmental sealing gasket member. The shielding gasket member, which may be in the form of a strip, has a lengthwise extent and an outer periphery having interstitial spaces, such as between the fibers of a metal wire or other fiber mesh or fabric, through a widthwise extent thereof. The sealing gasket member extends along the lengthwise extent of the shielding gasket member and is formed, such as by being dispensed to foam or otherwise formed-in-place along an adjacent side of the strip, of an elastomeric foam or other material which penetrates into at least a portion of the interstitial spaces of the shielding gasket member to bond the shielding gasket member and the sealing gasket member into an integral structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Brian F. Flaherty, Jonathan E. Mitchel, John M. Perkins, Ronald P. Romano
  • Manufacture of electronics enclosure having a metallized shielding layer
    Publication number: 20020166682
    Abstract: Manufacture of an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding cover or other enclosure part for housing circuitry of an electronic device. The enclosure part has an exterior surface and an opposing interior surface metallized with an electrically-conductive EMI shielding layer. The layer is sprayed onto the interior surface in a molten state and is solidified to form a corrosion-resistant, self-adherent coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: George R. Watchko, Brian F. Flaherty, Matthew T. Gagnon, Douglas Nobbs, Steven L. Thornton, Walter H. Dolbier, George A. Lee, James J. Sauer