Patents by Inventor Jack Meagher

Jack Meagher 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: 5179506
    Abstract: An arrangement for securing a power transistor (4, 6, 8) or like component which is inserted into a printed circuit board (2) in a vertically downward direction. The printed circuit board is housed in a housing (20, 60) whose lower part (20) has upstanding walls (24, 26) with pairs of vertical slots (4A & 4B, 6A & 6B, 8A & 8B). Spring clips 52 are inserted vertically downwardly so that their legs (52A, 52B) engage in the slots and their center portions (54) urge the transistors toward the upstanding walls so that the housing acts as a heat sink for the transistors, obviating the need for additional components. Also, since all insertion is performed vertically from above, assembly can be performed straightforwardly by an automatic insertion machine, resulting in more rapid assembly and increased reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: Motorola Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Corbett, Peter Shak, Jack Meagher, Dennis Stephens, Youngkee Ahn
  • Patent number: D368466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Youngkee Ahn, Jack Meagher