Patents by Inventor Fernando E. Davila

Fernando E. Davila 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).

  • Test fixture for circuit components on circuit boards
    Patent number: 4800335
    Abstract: A test fixture for determining proper or improper insertion of a pair of contact pins from a circuit component through a pair of mating sockets in a circuit board. The fixture includes a support frame mounted beneath and supporting the circuit board. A detection member is movably mounted on the support frame beneath the pair of sockets for engagement by the contact pins upon proper insertion through the sockets. The detection member is movable from a first position whereat neither contact pin is in engagement therewith, to either a second position in response to both contact pins coming into engagement with the detection member or a third position in response to only one contact pin coming into engagement with the detection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: Zenith Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Fernando E. Davila, Richard G. Schmid