Patents by Inventor James Goode

James Goode 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).

  • Assembly retention latch having concave release structure
    Patent number: 7529101
    Abstract: In one non-limiting aspect thereof this invention provides a structure having a generally planar quadrilateral shape that includes a bottom portion defining a mounting section; a vertical wall portion that extends upwards from the bottom portion and a top-most portion having a generally triangular shape in cross-section and forming along widest portion thereof a lip having a lower surface. The lower surface has a generally rectangular shape characterized by a concave cut-out along a middle portion of an outer edge for reducing an amount of force that is required to be applied to the top-most portion to bend the top-most portion about a central axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Klaus Dittus, James Goode, Aubrey Lamond Hodges, Timothy Andreas Meserth
  • Assembly Retention Latch Having Concave Release Structure
    Publication number: 20080192448
    Abstract: In one non-limiting aspect thereof this invention provides a structure having a generally planar quadrilateral shape that includes a bottom portion defining a mounting section; a vertical wall portion that extends upwards from the bottom portion and a top-most portion having a generally triangular shape in cross-section and forming along widest portion thereof a lip having a lower surface. The lower surface has a generally rectangular shape characterized by a concave cut-out along a middle portion of an outer edge for reducing an amount of force that is required to be applied to the top-most portion to bend the top-most portion about a central axis thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Karl Klaus Dittus, James Goode, Aubrey Lamond Hodges, Timothy Andreas Meserth
  • Assembly retention latch having concave release structure
    Patent number: 7385829
    Abstract: In one non-limiting aspect thereof this invention provides a structure having a generally planar quadrilateral shape that includes a bottom portion defining a mounting section; a vertical wall portion that extends upwards from the bottom portion and a top-most portion having a generally triangular shape in cross-section and forming along widest portion thereof a lip having a lower surface. The lower surface has a generally rectangular shape characterized by a concave cut-out along a middle portion of an outer edge for reducing an amount of force that is required to be applied to the top-most portion to bend the top-most portion about a central axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Klaus Dittus, James Goode, Aubrey Lamond Hodges, Timothy Andreas Meserth
  • Assembly retention latch having concave release structure
    Publication number: 20070076398
    Abstract: In one non-limiting aspect thereof this invention provides a structure having a generally planar quadrilateral shape that includes a bottom portion defining a mounting section; a vertical wall portion that extends upwards from the bottom portion and a top-most portion having a generally triangular shape in cross-section and forming along widest portion thereof a lip having a lower surface. The lower surface has a generally rectangular shape characterized by a concave cut-out along a middle portion of an outer edge for reducing an amount of force that is required to be applied to the top-most portion to bend the top-most portion about a central axis thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Karl Dittus, James Goode, Aubrey Hodges, Timothy Meserth