Patents by Inventor Charles Anthony Elliott

Charles Anthony Elliott 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).

  • Printed circuit board shield assembly
    Patent number: 5644101
    Abstract: A shield assembly for installation on a portion of a printed circuit board is presented. The shield (16) assembly includes shield mounted on the component mounting side of the printed circuit board and has a plurality of support projections (30) inserted through apertures of the printed circuit board to the conductor side where they are mechanically secured and electrically connected to a reference potential. A first shield cover (22) is mounted to the shield at a peripheral edge distal of the printed circuit board. A second shield cover (34) is disposed at the conductor side of the printed circuit board. The second shield cover (34) is provided with two pluralities of protrusions (32, 42). The first plurality of protrusions (32) extends through apertures in the printed circuit board to engage the body of the shield. The second plurality of protrusions (42) engages respective support projections (30) of the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Anthony Elliott