Patents by Inventor John Kupnicki

John Kupnicki 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).

  • Releasable electrical connector
    Patent number: 6547579
    Abstract: A modular mounting system which allows a circuit board to be removed, inserted or replaced through the front of the mounting frame without deactivating power to the equipment, and in the preferred embodiment without detaching any external cables. Connections for external equipment are disposed along the rear edge of the circuit board, and a row of contacts for the internal connections is provided along the bottom edge of the circuit board. The system of the invention provides a releasable connector which retracts the connector pins into a housing when a circuit board is inserted or removed, thus eliminating the possibility of a contact on the circuit board touching a live connector pin. In the preferred embodiment the external connections are made through adaptors that plug into external cable connectors provided on a connector plate detachably affixed to the rear of the mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Inventors: Richard A. Kupnicki, John Kupnicki, John E. Brook
  • CIRCUIT BOARD INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20020012235
    Abstract: A modular mounting system which allows a circuit board to be removed, inserted or replaced through the front of the mounting frame without deactivating power to the equipment, and in the preferred embodiment without detaching any external cables. Connections for external equipment are disposed along the rear edge of the circuit board, and a row of contacts for the internal connections is provided along the bottom edge of the circuit board. The system of the invention provides a releasable connector which retracts the connector pins into a housing when a circuit board is inserted or removed, thus eliminating the possibility of a contact on the circuit board touching a live connector pin. In the preferred embodiment the external connections are made through adaptors that plug into external cable connectors provided on a connector plate detachably affixed to the rear of the mounting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Richard A. Kupnicki, John Kupnicki, John E. Brook
  • RELEASABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20020009913
    Abstract: A modular mounting system which allows a circuit board to be removed, inserted or replaced through the front of the mounting frame without deactivating power to the equipment, and in the preferred embodiment without detaching any external cables. Connections for external equipment are disposed along the rear edge of the circuit board, and a row of contacts for the internal connections is provided along the bottom edge of the circuit board. The system of the invention provides a releasable connector which retracts the connector pins into a housing when a circuit board is inserted or removed, thus eliminating the possibility of a contact on the circuit board touching a live connector pin. In the preferred embodiment the external connections are made through adaptors that plug into external cable connectors provided on a connector plate detachably affixed to the rear of the mounting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Richard A. Kupnicki, John Kupnicki, John E. Brook
  • Circuit board mounting system and releasable connector therefor
    Publication number: 20010044224
    Abstract: A modular mounting system which allows a circuit board to be removed, inserted or replaced through the front of the mounting frame without deactivating power to the equipment, and in the preferred embodiment without detaching any external cables. Connections for external equipment are disposed along the rear edge of the circuit board, and a row of contacts for the internal connections is provided along the bottom edge of the circuit board. The system of the invention provides a releasable connector which retracts the connector pins into a housing when a circuit board is inserted or removed, thus eliminating the possibility of a contact on the circuit board touching a live connector pin. In the preferred embodiment the external connections are made through adaptors that plug into external cable connectors provided on a connector plate detachably affixed to the rear of the mounting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Richard A. Kupnicki, John Kupnicki, John E. Brook
  • Circuit board mounting system and releasable connector therefor
    Patent number: 6283778
    Abstract: A modular mounting system which allows a circuit board to be removed, inserted or replaced through the front of the mounting frame without deactivating power to the equipment, and in the preferred embodiment without detaching any external cables. Connections for external equipment are disposed along the rear edge of the circuit board, and a row of contacts for the internal connections is provided along the bottom edge of the circuit board. The system of the invention provides a releasable connector which retracts the connector pins into a housing when a circuit board is inserted or removed, thus eliminating the possibility of a contact on the circuit board touching a live connector pin. In the preferred embodiment the external connections are made through adaptors that plug into external cable connectors provided on a connector plate detachably affixed to the rear of the mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Inventors: Richard A. Kupnicki, John Kupnicki, John E. Brook