Patents by Inventor Geoff M. Sieron

Geoff M. Sieron 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).

  • Display mounting techniques
    Patent number: 9119295
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter comprises a display retention bracket (DRB) that can be attached to, and can retain and horizontally mount, a display using display retention components, without using fasteners, for insertion of the display in a bezel that does not support horizontal mounting; and includes: a cable retention component that enables the cable to withstand a specified pull-out force to maintain connection of the cable to the display; a cable guide to maintain cable wires in a desired position in relation to other components; alignment pins to align the DRB and display with a bezel housing; non-symmetrical tabs to ensure the display is oriented correctly; offset columns that desirably offset loads on the display when an adapter plate is applied onto the DRB and display, and fastened to the bezel to secure the display; and a ground clip to extend the ground path from the bezel to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Lostoski, Geoff M. Sieron, Andrew P. Kaufman, William M. Ruddy, Daniel L. Stefaniak, Douglas R. Bodmann, Gary Dan Dotson, Mark S. Williams, Senthil P. Kumar
  • DISPLAY MOUNTING TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20130087665
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter comprises a display retention bracket (DRB) that can be attached to, and can retain and horizontally mount, a display using display retention components, without using fasteners, for insertion of the display in a bezel that does not support horizontal mounting; and includes: a cable retention component that enables the cable to withstand a specified pull-out force to maintain connection of the cable to the display; a cable guide to maintain cable wires in a desired position in relation to other components; alignment pins to align the DRB and display with a bezel housing; non-symmetrical tabs to ensure the display is oriented correctly; offset columns that desirably offset loads on the display when an adapter plate is applied onto the DRB and display, and fastened to the bezel to secure the display; and a ground clip to extend the ground path from the bezel to the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Lostoski, Geoff M. Sieron, Andrew P. Kaufman, William M. Ruddy, Daniel L. Stefaniak, Douglas R. Bodmann, Gary Dan Dotson, Mark S. Williams, Senthil P. Kumar