Patents by Inventor Edward Montoya

Edward Montoya 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).

  • Retainer bracket for connectors
    Patent number: 6802722
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for retaining and aligning a connector to a mating connector on a printed wiring board with a retainer bracket. The retaining bracket is especially useful when there is a bend in the cable. Female contacts in a coax cable assembly mounted to a P0 connector make it difficult to keep the P0 female contacts in a vertical position satisfactory for mating with male contacts located on a motherboard. The retainer bracket snaps directly onto the P0 shell eliminating any stack up problems and assisting with alignment of the P0 female contacts giving a more accurate vertical registration for mating. The connector bracket snaps onto the P0 shell with snap pins and is aligned with at least one alignment pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony S. Tafoya, Edward Montoya, Richard J. O'Brien
  • Retainer bracket for connectors
    Publication number: 20030203672
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for retaining and aligning a connector to a mating connector on a printed wiring board with a retainer bracket. The retaining bracket is especially useful when there is a bend in the cable. Female contacts in a coax cable assembly mounted to a P0 connector make it difficult to keep the P0 female contacts in a vertical position satisfactory for mating with male contacts located on a motherboard. The retainer bracket snaps directly onto the P0 shell eliminating any stack up problems and assisting with alignment of the P0 female contacts giving a more accurate vertical registration for mating. The connector bracket snaps onto the P0 shell with snap pins and is aligned with at least one alignment pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Anthony S. Tafoya, Edward Montoya, Richard J. O'Brien