Patents by Inventor Douglas M. Eakin

Douglas M. Eakin 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: 8245145
    Abstract: A tool and method for developing a web page includes a sheet which is the same shape as the screen upon which the web page will be displayed. The sheet has a usable area which has a grid. Web page elements are hand drawn on the usable area. The sheet also has an unusable area which represents the area taken up by elements of the web browser. The hand drawn elements provide immediate layout feedback based on the size of the grid. The hand drawn sheet is then imported into web development software to effect the web page development process. In an embodiment of the invention, a plurality of sheets are contained in a tear-off pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Inventor: Douglas M. Eakin
  • Patent number: 6431879
    Abstract: An electrical connector is shown for stacking a plurality of printed circuit boards one above the other, where some of the terminals extending from the lower portion of the housing include both printed circuit board contacts as well as mating contacts for the next adjacent connector. The connector housing includes integral stand-offs for maintaining the parallel nature of the stacked boards, as well as a precise spacing between the boards. The connector housings can include stand-off members which are frangible and can be used to maintain the parallel nature of the boards when other connector housings of a similar height are not used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Brekosky, Douglas M. Eakin, William G. Lenker
  • Publication number: 20010031568
    Abstract: An electrical connector is shown for stacking a plurality of printed circuit boards one above the other, where some of the terminals extending from the lower portion of the housing include both printed circuit board contacts as well as mating contacts for the next adjacent connector. The connector housing includes integral stand-offs for maintaining the parallel nature of the stacked boards, as well as a precise spacing between the boards. The connector housings can include stand-off members which are frangible and can be used to maintain the parallel nature of the boards when other connector housings of a similar height are not used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Brekosky, Douglas M. Eakin, William G. Lenker