Patents by Inventor Christopher P. Camacho

Christopher P. Camacho 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).

  • Patent number: 8944826
    Abstract: A cable connection apparatus for an electronic device receives and retains a cable connector at the end of a cable carrying power and/or data signals. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a receptacle sized to receive the cable connector, a compartment, and a passage communicating between the compartment and the receptacle. A magnetic retaining element is coupled to a spring member located in the compartment and extends through the passage and into an external recess of the cable connector to retain the cable connector in the receptacle. The retaining element is removable from within the cable connector recess against the spring member bias by a magnetic force applied from a location external to the housing. A tool having a magnet may be used to apply magnetic force to remove the retaining element from the recess to permit withdrawal of the cable connector from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Curbell Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Wilkolaski, Christopher P. Camacho
  • Publication number: 20150024611
    Abstract: A cable connection apparatus for an electronic device receives and retains a cable connector at the end of a cable carrying power and/or data signals. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a receptacle sized to receive the cable connector, a compartment, and a passage communicating between the compartment and the receptacle. A magnetic retaining element is coupled to a spring member located in the compartment and extends through the passage and into an external recess of the cable connector to retain the cable connector in the receptacle. The retaining element is removable from within the cable connector recess against the spring member bias by a magnetic force applied from a location external to the housing. A tool having a magnet may be used to apply magnetic force to remove the retaining element from the recess to permit withdrawal of the cable connector from the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Edward A. Wilkolaski, Christopher P. Camacho
  • Publication number: 20120291251
    Abstract: An electronic device for use in a health care setting has a rigid enclosure assembly formed by a rigid shell and a rigid printed circuit board carrying circuitry for operating the device. A switch dome layer and an overlay are independently attached to the device but not to each other, whereby the overlay may be removed without disturbing the dome layer and a better tactile response is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: CURBELL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Edward A. Wilkolaski, Abhilash J. Prasad, Edgar P. Conrad, John Waterhouse, Larry Hall, Arthur P. Caprio, Christopher P. Camacho
  • Patent number: 8254137
    Abstract: An electronic device for use in a health care setting has a rigid enclosure assembly formed by a rigid shell and a rigid printed circuit board carrying circuitry for operating the device. A switch dome layer and an overlay are independently attached to the device but not to each other, whereby the overlay may be removed without disturbing the dome layer and a better tactile response is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Curbell Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Wilkolaski, Abhilash J. Prasad, Edgar P. Conrad, John Waterhouse, Larry Hall, Arthur P. Caprio, Christopher P. Camacho
  • Patent number: 7923636
    Abstract: A strain relief device for connecting a cable to a housing of an electronic device comprises an elongated elastic sleeve including first and second opposite ends and an axially extending sleeve passage, and a rigid insert including a first portion surrounded by the sleeve, a second portion protruding from the second end of the sleeve, and an axially extending insert passage aligned with the sleeve passage. The second portion of the insert is shaped to be non-rotatably received by a wall opening of the housing through which the cable passes, and may be D-shaped to mate with a D-shaped wall opening of the housing to prevent relative rotation. The second portion may carry a removable retainer, such as a C-shaped clip, for engaging a wall of the housing to prevent withdrawal of the insert. The invention facilitates serviceability and eliminates overmolding of a strain relief device onto the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Curbell Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhilash J. Prasad, Jessica M. Galuski, Christopher P. Camacho, Edward A. Wilkolaski
  • Publication number: 20100193220
    Abstract: A strain relief device for connecting a cable to a housing of an electronic device comprises an elongated elastic sleeve including first and second opposite ends and an axially extending sleeve passage, and a rigid insert including a first portion surrounded by the sleeve, a second portion protruding from the second end of the sleeve, and an axially extending insert passage aligned with the sleeve passage. The second portion of the insert is shaped to be non-rotatably received by a wall opening of the housing through which the cable passes, and may be D-shaped to mate with a D-shaped wall opening of the housing to prevent relative rotation. The second portion may carry a removable retainer, such as a C-shaped clip, for engaging a wall of the housing to prevent withdrawal of the insert. The invention facilitates serviceability and eliminates overmolding of a strain relief device onto the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: CURBELL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Abhilash J. Prasad, Jessica M. Galuski, Christopher P. Camacho, Edward A. Wilkolaski
  • Publication number: 20100195295
    Abstract: An electronic device for use in a health care setting has a rigid enclosure assembly formed by a rigid shell and a rigid printed circuit board carrying circuitry for operating the device. A switch dome layer and an overlay are independently attached to the device but not to each other, whereby the overlay may be removed without disturbing the dome layer and a better tactile response is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: CURBELL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Edward A. Wilkolaski, Abhilash J. Prasad, Edgar P. Conrad, John Waterhouse, Larry Hall, Arthur P. Caprio, Christopher P. Camacho
  • Patent number: 7744398
    Abstract: A low-profile locking clip is installable on a surface-mount header of a printed circuit board to secure one or more inserted plug connectors in mating engagement with the surface-mount header to prevent unintended loosening and disconnection. The locking clip comprises a plurality of catch members that engage with respective lead pins of the surface-mount header and a top wall that includes one or more recesses for receiving a detent tab on a corresponding plug connector to prevent withdrawal of the plug connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Curbell Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Wilkolaski, Christopher P. Camacho
  • Patent number: D606041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Curbell Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhilash J. Prasad, Christopher P. Camacho, Thomas A. Dunn