Patents by Inventor Brock J. Langan

Brock J. Langan 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).

  • Patent number: 5562467
    Abstract: An electrical interface (210) for an electronic device (200) includes an integral connector portion (215). The connector portion (215) has protected connector contacts (220) which provide an electrical signal path to the internal circuitry of the device. The electrical interface (210) has a contact surface (112) disposed proximate to the connector portion (215) and interface contacts (117) electrically decoupled from the connector contacts (220). The contact surface (112) is responsive to a mechanical force, to electrically couple at least one of the interface contacts (117) to at least one of the connector contacts (220).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: James T. Davis, II, Benjamin J. Hafen, Julio A. Abdala, Steven J. Finch, Brock J. Langan