Patents by Inventor Gerard Arnold Streelman

Gerard Arnold Streelman 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: 5709576
    Abstract: An elastomeric connector couples the terminal pads of an LCD with corresponding terminal pads of a printed wiring board (PWB). Conductive elements in the connector are subject to skewing at such an angle that the LCD must be adjusted relative to the PWB to attain pad alignment. Sense pads on the terminal strips are coupled to contact pads and are arranged so that a continuity test on substantially opposed contact pads will verify pad alignment. In one embodiment, one sense pad is narrower than the terminal pads so that even marginal continuity will assure proper alignment of the terminal pads. In another embodiment, a pair of sense pads on either one of the LCD and the PWB is bracketed by a pair of spaced pads on the other such that continuity is evidence of non-alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Delco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Lippmann, Michael John Schnars, James Edward Nelson, Mark James Miller, Gerard Arnold Streelman, Victor David Kruppa