Patents by Inventor Charles N. Williams

Charles N. Williams 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).

  • Packaging of solid state relay
    Patent number: 4361371
    Abstract: An electrically conductive terminal having barbed portions on one end thereof, and a split pig-tail portion on the opposite end thereof. The barbed terminal end is force fitted into an aperture in a plastic housing of the solid state relay. The pig-tail portion extends downwardly into the interior space of the housing and a printed circuit board is inserted over the pig-tail. The pig-tailed terminal end is then spread to hold the printed circuit board within the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1982
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventor: Charles N. Williams