Patents by Inventor Charles F. Niesley, Jr.

Charles F. Niesley, Jr. 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).

  • Enclosure having a hinge member biased by a hand-operable latch
    Patent number: 6354461
    Abstract: An electronics enclosure includes first and second clamshell components which are hingedly coupled by engaged, respective hinge members. A biased latch is attached to one of the clamshell components and is moveable between a position where it is aligned with one of the hinge members and maintains the hinge engagement and a second nonaligned position where the hinge members can be disengaged and the clamshell components decoupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas A. Tenney, Charles F. Niesley, Jr.