Patents by Inventor Charles E. Pennington

Charles E. Pennington 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).

  • Anchoring device and method for securing a capacitor to a printed circuit board
    Patent number: 4424626
    Abstract: An anchoring device for securing a capacitor body to a printed circuit board provides a circumferential band for encircling the capacitor body, the band including a crimpable section for reducing the circumference of the band and for applying compression to the band to engage the capacitor body, and a plurality of connectors affixed to the band and extending perpendicular to the circumference thereof for penetrating the printed circuit board to allow mounting of the clamp and thereby the capacitor body to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1984
    Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles E. Pennington
  • Hollow cored capacitor
    Patent number: 4264943
    Abstract: A wound capacitor having at least two conductive layers with non-conducting spacer layers disposed between them. Means for conducting electricity is attached to each of the conductive layers. An open hollow cored member having a flange extending outwardly from it has the layers wound around it and on one side of the flange with the hollow cored member remaining open. A member cofitting with the hollow cored member and flange sealingly encloses the layers. The means for conducting electricity extend out from the formed enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Anderson, Charles E. Pennington