Patents by Inventor Dean J. Stavraka

Dean J. Stavraka 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).

  • Electrical circuit and an adjustable component spacer used therein
    Patent number: 4918573
    Abstract: A component spacer is disposed in an electrical circuit between a circuit component such as a resistor having two leads and a printed circuit board to which the resistor leads are connected to maintain a gap between them. The component spacer has a generally flat partition with vertically extending projections for contacting the printed circuit board. An elongated slot defined by a bifurcated section and a spaced aperture extend through the partition for receiving the resistor leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Dean J. Stavraka, John W. Swann