Patents by Inventor James Stover Hileman, Jr.

James Stover Hileman, Jr. 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 insertion force (ZIF) electrical connector
    Patent number: 5676559
    Abstract: A zero insertion force electrical connector (60) having a housing (61) which includes a support block (62) reciprocably mounted therein. The housing (61) also includes a contact array (65) with a plurality of contact elements (66,67) extending therefrom for electrical engagement with circuit traces (63a,64a) on printed circuit boards (63,64). The contact array (65) includes a flexible etched circuit (76) thereon for signal transmission and impedance matching; and the contact elements (66,67) include arcuate sections (66a,66b,67a,67b) for ensuring compliancy, conformity, and contact wiping action at the electrical contact interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Frederick Laub, David Joseph Goetzinger, James Stover Hileman, Jr.