Patents by Inventor Cesar Estrada Avitia

Cesar Estrada Avitia 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).

  • Method for attaching an antenna to a circuit board and article produced thereby
    Patent number: 6140977
    Abstract: An electronic circuit assembly, comprising: a printed circuit board 10 having opposed top and bottom surfaces 12/14 and a circuit board edge 16 thereabout, a slot 18 formed in the circuit board edge (wherein the slot has two opposed longitudinal edges 20 and a transverse edge 22), and a plated through-hole 32 formed through the board adjacent the transverse edge 22; and a generally elongate antenna socket 46 having an outer surface 48 thereof, a female electrical connector 54 formed in an outboard end 52 thereof, and a finger 56 formed in and extending from an inboard end 50 thereof. The antenna socket 46 is disposed so as to rest within the slot 18 on the top circuit board surface 12 with the finger 56 extending through the plated through-hole 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge Morales, Cesar Estrada Avitia, Rodolfo Sotelo Mendoza