Patents by Inventor John Trent Steckler

John Trent Steckler 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).

  • Apparatus and method for detecting a location of conductive pins with respect to a circuit board
    Patent number: 7698809
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a location of conductive pins with respect to a circuit board during an assembly process using a press tool to mate the circuit board and the conductive pins includes a detector housing holding a plurality of switches aligned with corresponding conductive pins, wherein the detector housing is configured to be mounted to the press tool used during the assembly process. The switches change state based on the location of the conductive pins with respect to the circuit board. The apparatus further includes a sensor electrically coupled with the plurality of switches, wherein the sensor monitors the change of state of each switch to indicate that the respective conductive pins are properly mated with the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John Trent Steckler, Peter John Borisuk, José Ramon Rivera
  • Apparatus and method for detecting a location of conductive pins with respect to a circuit board
    Publication number: 20070264849
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a location of conductive pins with respect to a circuit board during an assembly process using a press tool to mate the circuit board and the conductive pins includes a detector housing holding a plurality of switches aligned with corresponding conductive pins, wherein the detector housing is configured to be mounted to the press tool used during the assembly process. The switches change state based on the location of the conductive pins with respect to the circuit board. The apparatus further includes a sensor electrically coupled with the plurality of switches, wherein the sensor monitors the change of state of each switch to indicate that the respective conductive pins are properly mated with the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: John Trent Steckler, Peter John Borisuk, Jose Ramon Rivera