Patents by Inventor Jacob John Ruden

Jacob John Ruden 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).

  • Electrical control popout actuator mechanism
    Patent number: 6362538
    Abstract: An electrical control popout actuator mechanism preferably integrated with a trimmer potentiometer is vertically mounted directly to a printed circuit board. The electrical control popout actuator mechanism has a cam cylinder member, a spring biasing member, a shaft member, and a follower member which allow it to extend during use and retract when not in use. Flanges on said follower member follow cooperating cam paths to allow activation of the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thurman Russell Reed, Jacob John Ruden, Timothy Dean Garner