Patents by Inventor Jon D. Hone

Jon D. Hone 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).

  • Method of forming dimples in a conductive substrate
    Patent number: 5010757
    Abstract: Method of forming shallow fiducial dimples upon a thin flexible electrical circuit having a first deflectable substrate overlaying a second substrate have recesses therein to be aligned with the dimples, including providing a first support member having resilient cylindrical rubber pads affixed thereto, providing a second support member, positioning the flexible electrical circuit between the first and second support members so that the resilient pads are aligned with the recesses within the second substrate; and applying a sufficient opposing force to the first and second members to cause the first substrate to be deflected by the pads into the recesses to form the dimples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: David A. Fishman, Jon D. Hone