Patents by Inventor Jeffrey J. Panek

Jeffrey J. Panek 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).

  • Patent number: 6789294
    Abstract: The self-fastening handle assembly includes a carrier panel with an aperture. A base member has a central bore and a bottom surface. Fingers, which extend from the bottom surface of the base member, are in a first arrangement which has a diameter which is smaller than the diameter of the aperture and thereby capable of being routed therethrough. The fingers are expandable from the first arrangement to a second arrangement having a diameter greater than the diameter of the aperture. A spreader pin resides within the bore and within the fingers. The spreader pin is movable from a first position with the fingers at the first arrangement to a second position within the fingers to a second arrangement with the finger engaging surface in communication with the fingers. A handle, pivotally connected to the base member by a pivot; has an impact end which drives the spreader pin into the fingers upon rotation of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Cool Options, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Panek, Peter D. Tata, James W. Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20030126721
    Abstract: The self-fastening handle assembly includes a carrier panel with an aperture. A base member has a central bore and a bottom surface. Fingers, which extend from the bottom surface of the base member, are in a first arrangement which has a diameter which is smaller than the diameter of the aperture and thereby capable of being routed therethrough. The fingers are expandable from the first arrangement to a second arrangement having a diameter greater than the diameter of the aperture. A spreader pin resides within the bore and within the fingers. The spreader pin is movable from a first position with the fingers at the first arrangement to a second position within the fingers to a second arrangement with the finger engaging surface in communication with the fingers. A handle, pivotally connected to the base member by a pivot; has an impact end which drives the spreader pin into the fingers upon rotation of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Panek , Peter D. Tata , James W. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 5437561
    Abstract: A connector for attaching a heat sink or other device to a circuit board comprising an attachment portion for connecting to the device, the attachment portion having a pair of legs, each with a projection on its end, the legs being spring-biased so that once the projections pass through the hole, the projections expand and engage the surface of the board or edges of the holes opposite the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Aavid Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: George F. Earl, Jack Churchill, Jeffrey J. Panek, Allen F. Hillman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5304735
    Abstract: A heat sink in adapted to be attached to a pin grid array comprising a pair of grooves extending along opposite sides into which grooves the tops of attachment clips are disposed. The heat sink has a pair of indentations on opposite sides of each clip holds each clip in place in the groove, the heat sink with the clips attached being positioned between two compression sections of a pair of attachment pliers and when a pin grid array is positioned adjacent to the heat sink, compression of the plier handles connects the clips to the pin grid array. Removal is accomplished by a pair of pliers having projecting points which fit beneath the clips so that compression of the plier handles forces the clip away from the pin grid array disconnecting it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Aavid Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: George F. Earl, Jeffrey J. Panek, Jack Churchill, Henry F. Villaume
  • Patent number: 5040096
    Abstract: A clip for attaching a semiconductor to a heat sink comprises an arcuate section having a lip which contacts a projection on a heat sink so that the remainder of the arcuate section is disposed over the projection, the arcuate section also having a central stiffening rib. The clip further comprises a plate extending from the end of the arcuate section opposite its lip, the plate having sidewalls which form a semiconductor opening. When the clip is in place on the heat sink, the clip is flexed, and the plate is forced against a semiconductor, holding it in place against the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Aavid Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Churchill, Jeffrey J. Panek, Robert D. King