Patents by Inventor Jack T. Gentry

Jack T. Gentry 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).

  • Fixed connector for making electrical connections to surface-mount type printed board
    Patent number: 4721472
    Abstract: A fixed connector for use in making electrical connections from an electrical cable having a plurality of conductors to a printed board having surface-mount type conductive traces, the electrical cable having a free cable connector connected to the plurality of conductors. The fixed connector includes a connector device for holding rows of contact tails spaced with a predetermined center-to-center spacing, each contact tail for electrical conduction with one of the plurality of conductors of the electrical cable, the connector device connectable to the free cable connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: Positronic Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack T. Gentry, John T. Gentry