Patents by Inventor Joe Benefield

Joe Benefield 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).

  • Cover for an electronic cartridge
    Patent number: 6028771
    Abstract: A cover for a substrate of an electronic assembly. The cover may include a snap-in pin that can be inserted through an opening of the substrate. The cover may also have a barbed pin that exerts a force onto the substrate. The force secures the pin to the substrate. The snap-in pin and barbed pin may extend from a panel portion of the cover which covers one side of the substrate. The entire cover may be constructed as a relatively inexpensive plastic injection molded part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Wong, Michael Crocker, Peter Davison, Mike MacGregor, Joe Benefield