Patents by Inventor Francisco Xavier Gomez

Francisco Xavier Gomez 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).

  • Easily gripped cigarette lighter adapter with balanced, solderless ground contacts
    Patent number: 5964623
    Abstract: An improved cigarette lighter adapter for an electronic device has an exterior flexible covering that provides a textured surface for gripping by the user to facilitate the insertion and removal of the adapter from a cigarette lighter socket. The adapted also includes a pair of ground contacts in the form of spring members that abut ground contact pads on an internal circuit board. The ground contacts are biased in place within the adapter against the circuit board contact pads in a solderless manner. The ground contacts are positioned in alignment with each other on opposite sides of the circuit board so that contact forces they exert on the circuit board balance so as not to apply any detrimental stress to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene D. Maher, John Claypoole, Christopher R. Jones, Kevin Campbell, Francisco Xavier Gomez, Alvaro Mejia
  • Housing for a cigarette lighter adapter
    Patent number: D403663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Jones, Kevin Campbell, Francisco Xavier Gomez, Alvaro Mejia