Patents by Inventor Karl H. Wester

Karl H. Wester 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).

  • Electronics interconnection mechanism
    Patent number: 5035627
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed to provide electrical interconnections between a first electronic device (such as printer) having a plurality of external electrical connectors, and a second electronic device (such as an electronics PCB package) having an electrical connector (such as a mass pin connector) mounted on its housing. The apparatus has an interconnection assembly with a set of electrical connectors adapted to mate with the electrical connectors of the printer, and a mass pin connector along its bottom edge to mate with the corresponding mass pin connector on the PCB package. A predefined set of electrical connections exist between the printer connectors and the mass pin connector on the interconnection assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Storage Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Carl M. Burnett, Karl H. Wester