Patents by Inventor Fredrick D. Hooper

Fredrick D. Hooper 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).

  • Printed circuit board connector with locking ejector
    Patent number: 5662485
    Abstract: An improved ejector and housing connection is accomplished by forming a base portion of the housing with an internal confine for receiving a foot portion of an ejector base section which is made relatively wider than the elongated body portion of the ejector so that the foot section can be used as a stop within the correspondingly widened portion of the housing. The elongated body portion of the ejector is formed with detent members which coact within dovetail shaped grooves formed in the housing wall to maintain the ejector in a locked condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors USA Inc.
    Inventors: Maxwell K. Yip, Fredrick D. Hooper, James J. Keating, Carl C. Petersen