Patents by Inventor Edwin E. JOHNSON

Edwin E. JOHNSON 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).

  • Apparatus for latching a drawer using a cam latch
    Patent number: 8439459
    Abstract: A latch system for a sliding member and a stationary member has upper and lower bodies fixed to the sliding member; an anchor block fixed to the stationary member; a release body slidably connected to the anchor block such that the release body can move relative to the anchor block; a lower arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lower arm being attached to the release body; a control arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the control arm being rotatably attached to the second end of the lower arm; and a swivel cam having a first end and a second end, the first end of the swivel cam being rotatably attached to the second end of the control arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Edwin E. Johnson
  • APPARATUS FOR LATCHING A DRAWER USING A CAM LATCH
    Publication number: 20120133260
    Abstract: A latch system for a sliding member and a stationary member has upper and lower bodies fixed to the sliding member; an anchor block fixed to the stationary member; a release body slidably connected to the anchor block such that the release body can move relative to the anchor block; a lower arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lower arm being attached to the release body; a control arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the control arm being rotatably attached to the second end of the lower arm; and a swivel cam having a first end and a second end, the first end of the swivel cam being rotatably attached to the second end of the control arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Edwin E. JOHNSON