Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Long

Christopher R. Long 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).

  • Circuit supporting substrate mounting and retaining arrangement
    Patent number: 5229923
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a circuit supporting substrate (104) capable of being partially flexed at one end, and a housing (100) having a retainer (102) for receiving the circuit supporting substrate into the retainer (102) in a first direction and for securing the circuit supporting substrate (104) within the retainer (102) via fastenerless sliding engagement in a second direction. The retainer (102) includes at least one retaining stop (108) arranged such that the one end of the circuit supporting substrate (104) contacts the at least one retaining stop (108) to partially flex the circuit supporting substrate (104) at the one end while the circuit supporting substrate (104) is received in the retainer (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Long, Melvin Teitzman