Patents by Inventor Franklin R. Dimeo

Franklin R. Dimeo 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: 4662531
    Abstract: The back cover of a TV cabinet is provided with a J-shaped latch member for releasable reception in a slot disposed in the cabinet front during cabinet assembly. The back cover is equipped with a window for providing access to the latch member, so that a tool can be inserted into the cabinet enclosure through the slot to release the latch member. The cabinet front is provided with a partition surrounding the latch member to prevent inadvertent insertion of a tool into the cabinet enclosure beyond the partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Ramspacher, William J. Bachman, Franklin R. DiMeo
  • Patent number: 4635809
    Abstract: A snap-together latch mechanism for a television cabinet consists of at least one pair of oppositely-disposed, flexible latch fingers secured to the cabinet front and a corresponding number of oppositely-disposed, rigid stops disposed on the back cover. To attach the back cover, it is simply aligned with the cabinet front and inserted to lock it in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Bachman, Franklin R. DiMeo
  • Patent number: 4179178
    Abstract: A plug-in cartridge designed to mate with an external system via a connector having a plurality of external mating receptacles, and one or more external actuator pins, for engaging the cartridge. The cartridge encloses a printed circuit board with terminals arranged to receive an electrical circuit (e.g., an integrated circuit) susceptible to damage by excessive electrostatic charge. The circuit board includes a plurality of metallic contact areas conductively connected to respective terminals, extending external to the cartridge, and configured to engage the mating receptacles of the connector. The cartridge also includes a protection device comprising a plurality of conductive fingers formed from a common conductive element. The device is arranged such that, when the cartridge and connector are disengaged, the fingers contact associated ones of the contact areas whereby the contact areas and therefore the circuit terminals are connected in common (i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Bachman, Franklin R. Dimeo