Patents by Inventor Gary Tillyer

Gary Tillyer 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).

  • Apparatus for automatically terminating a signal
    Patent number: 5704798
    Abstract: A connector module for terminating a video signal for a monitor in an aircraft entertainment system is disclosed. The module includes a switch having a post that is movable between an extended position for terminating the video signal and a retracted position for enabling transmittance of the video signal through an output connector for the monitor. In addition, the module includes a lever rotatably attached adjacent to the output connector. The lever is rotatable to a terminating position wherein the lever is adjacent to the post to enable positioning of the post in the extended position. Further, upon attachment of the video cable to the output connector, the video cable contacts the lever to cause rotation of the lever against the post to move the post to the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Transcom, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Portman, Gerald Lester, Loi Ninh, Gary Tillyer, John Newman