Patents by Inventor Gerald E. Van Buren

Gerald E. Van Buren 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).

  • Shield-anode coating contactor and CRT incorporating same
    Patent number: 5510669
    Abstract: An improved IMS-anode coating spring contactor for a cathode ray tube (CRT) has a base with a semi-dart clip configuration and a tail extending from the base, which base and tail are interlocked in a set of two adjacent apertures in the IMS of the CRT. When assembled into a CRT, the body of the contactor is flexed, urging the head against the anode coating, and urging the base and tail against the edges of the apertures, thereby to achieve good electrical contact between the IMS and the anode coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Philips Electronics North America Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald E. Van Buren
  • Projection tube panel funnel spring contactor and projection tube employing same
    Patent number: 4845404
    Abstract: A panel-funnel spring contactor for a projection tube features a keyhole for mechanical engagement with a stud standing on the anode button. Instead of relying upon a leg extending onto the funnel coating to press the contactor against a retaining head on the stud, the present design rolls the leg under the keyhole and extends the keyhole slot into the leg to allow the leg to rest against the upper surface of the anode button and bias the contactor upward against the retaining head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: North American Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald E. Van Buren