Patents by Inventor James Robert Huffman

James Robert Huffman 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).

  • Two-piece unmate-assist standoff
    Patent number: 9374900
    Abstract: A connector system includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a standoff arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. The standoff includes a first part with an external threading and a second part with an internal threading configured to engage with the external threading of the first part. The first part is configured to engage with the first substrate, the second part is configured to engage with the second substrate, and the external threading of the first part and the internal threading of the second part are configured such that the first part and the second part are configured to be unscrewed from each other to cause the distance between the first and second substrates to increase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Samtec, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Huffman, Cody Logan Graf, David Lynn Decker, William Chieng Ouyang
  • TWO-PIECE UNMATE-ASSIST STANDOFF
    Publication number: 20150146400
    Abstract: A connector system includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a standoff arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. The standoff includes a first part with an external threading and a second part with an internal threading configured to engage with the external threading of the first part. The first part is configured to engage with the first substrate, the second part is configured to engage with the second substrate, and the external threading of the first part and the internal threading of the second part are configured such that the first part and the second part are configured to be unscrewed from each other to cause the distance between the first and second substrates to increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: James Robert HUFFMAN, Cody Logan GRAF, David Lynn DECKER, William Chieng OUYANG
  • Olfactory card
    Patent number: 5887118
    Abstract: An olfactory card (10) comprises a PC card housing (12) and a PC card connector (14) supported by the PC card housing (12). The olfactory card (10) includes a scent-producing member (20) and an electrical component (24) to activate the scent-producing member (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Huffman, Ronald Dale Cruickshank, Shrirang Nikanth Jambhekar, Jeffrey Van Myers, Russell Lawrence Collins