Patents by Inventor Gerald L. Buxton

Gerald L. Buxton 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).

  • Patent number: 5481440
    Abstract: A circuit pack has a flat circuit board and a flat apertured face plate mounted at substantially right angles to the board. A plurality of light emitting diodes are surface mounted on the board and emit light at an angle to the axis of the apertures in the face plate. Mounted in each of the apertures is a light guiding member, one end of which overlies the corresponding diode and has a reflecting surface positioned in the path of light emitted from the diode to redirect the light through the aperture. Crush ribs on the surface of the light guiding member to aid in affixing it in the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Michael L. Oldham, Gerald L. Buxton