Patents by Inventor Frank Raymond Corkran

Frank Raymond Corkran 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).

  • Press head for a press machine
    Patent number: 11498301
    Abstract: A press head for a press machine used to press-fit a connector to a printed circuit board includes a press motor operable in a pressing operation, a driver assembly operably coupled to the press motor and movable during the pressing operation, and a press anvil operably coupled to the driver assembly and movable by the driver assembly during the pressing operation. The press anvil has a load cell housing holding a load cell and a contact plate coupled to the load cell housing and engaging the load cell. The contact plate has a contact surface configured to engage the connector or a seating tool for the connector and configured to press the connector toward the printed circuit board during the pressing operation. The load cell measures a pressing load of the contact plate during the pressing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Peter John Borisuk, Mark Andrew Ondo, Frank Raymond Corkran, Thomas W. Salois
  • PRESS HEAD FOR A PRESS MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190322064
    Abstract: A press head for a press machine used to press-fit a connector to a printed circuit board includes a press motor operable in a pressing operation, a driver assembly operably coupled to the press motor and movable during the pressing operation, and a press anvil operably coupled to the driver assembly and movable by the driver assembly during the pressing operation. The press anvil has a load cell housing holding a load cell and a contact plate coupled to the load cell housing and engaging the load cell. The contact plate has a contact surface configured to engage the connector or a seating tool for the connector and configured to press the connector toward the printed circuit board during the pressing operation. The load cell measures a pressing load of the contact plate during the pressing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Peter John Borisuk, Mark Andrew Ondo, Frank Raymond Corkran, Thomas W. Salois