Patents by Inventor George Yumibe

George Yumibe 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).

  • Compliant stacking connector for printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 5466161
    Abstract: A device for electrically connecting the conductors on a first PC board to the conductors on a second PC board includes a housing having a mounting surface for mounting on the first board, an exposed surface opposite the mounting surface, and a pair of opposed side walls. A plurality of channels open through the exposed surface, each having an interior defined between the interior surfaces of the side walls. A compliant contact element, formed as an integral conductive element, is disposed in each channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Bourns, Inc.
    Inventors: George Yumibe, Paul Gratzinger, Thanh Nguyen, Duane Wisner
  • Compliant stacking connector for printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 5378160
    Abstract: A device for electrically connecting the conductors on a first PC board to the conductors on a second PC board includes a housing having a mounting surface for mounting on the first board, an exposed surface opposite the mounting surface, and a pair of opposed side walls. A plurality of channels open through the exposed surface, each having an interior defined between the interior surfaces of the side walls. A compliant contact element, formed as an integral conductive element, is disposed in each channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Bourns, Inc.
    Inventors: George Yumibe, Paul Gratzinger, Thanh Nguyen, Duane Wisner