Patents by Inventor Eugene E. Bias

Eugene E. Bias 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: 4034471
    Abstract: A circuit component having a solder connection and screw-clamp terminal connection is formed from brass, solder-coated coiled stock with a portion of the brass exposed to separate the solder connection from the area of the screw connection in order to block the molten solder from migrating into the screw connection. The screw connection is cold-formed with radially-oriented, inwardly-sloping projections or fins arranged around a central threaded opening to engage the tines of a terminal lug as it is screw-clamped in place. The radial projections or fins, by being cold-formed, are work-hardened and bite into the U-shaped tines of the terminal lug as the screw is tightened. This prevents the terminal lug from turning as the screw descends and clamps the terminal in place. The inward slope of the projections or fins cams the tines of the terminal lug towards the screw threads, thus preventing the tines from splaying outwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: Western Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Eugene E. Bias