Patents by Inventor Guy Duffet

Guy Duffet 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: 5224873
    Abstract: A connector for a card containing an electronic circuit comprises a frame comprising an arrangement for locating the card in an insertion position and an arrangement for holding the card in a reading position parallel to a median plane of the connector in contact with contact members which electrically connect the circuit of the card to a device in which the connector is installed. The insertion position is inclined relative to the reading position. The locating arrangement comprises a groove adapted to receive a first side of the card, formed by at least one fixed part and at least one mobile part respectively adapted to contact a first side and a second side of the card. The mobile part is adapted to press the card against the fixed part to hold the card in the inclined insertion position. The arrangement for holding the card in the reading position is disposed in contact with the first edge and with a second edge opposite the first edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Alcatel Cit
    Inventors: Guy Duffet, Paul Grandgirard