Patents by Inventor Brian Mitchel Cover

Brian Mitchel Cover 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).

  • Appparatus and method for rigidly stabilizing circuit boards
    Patent number: 5822193
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for rigidly stabilizing or restraining circuit boards is provided. The apparatus has a rigid cross member (20) and a circuit board clamp (10). These provides stabilization of commercial off the shelf (COTS) circuit boards for use in harsh environments. A one piece clamp has hooks with notched ends that attach to opposite sides of each circuit board. The clamp has a surface parallel to the hook. The parallel surface has threaded holes. Threaded shafts are used with the threaded holes to contact the clamp hook and provide pressure on the printed circuit board. A threaded hole is used with a threaded shaft to engage a rigid cross member. The cross member has unthreaded holes to allow for attaching to the clamps with threaded fasteners. The rigid cross member is then attached to the chassis with a fastener. This eliminates flexing of the circuit board under vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Summers, Ronald Newell Hamilton, Frederick Conrad Ehorn, Brian Mitchel Cover
  • Palm-top remote control
    Patent number: D396470
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Summers, Brian Mitchel Cover, James Donald Crowe, Donald Charles Cohlman, Edoardo Campini