Patents by Inventor James Harvey Curley

James Harvey Curley 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).

  • Zero force printed circuit board connector
    Patent number: 4021091
    Abstract: A zero force printed circuit board connector in which two rows of resilient contacts are mounted on opposite sides of a printed circuit board receiving slot in a connector housing. The upper ends of the contacts in the two rows are inclined toward each other. A hollow shell is also mounted over the contacts inside the housing and is vertically movable within the housing. The shell has a slot therein aligned with the slot in the outer housing. An elongated cam rod inside the outer housing is longitudinally movable to shift the shell downwardly to cam actuate the contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
    Inventors: John William Anhalt, James Harvey Curley