Patents by Inventor Ken E. Lubahn

Ken E. Lubahn 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).

  • Snap-together/quick-release fastening assembly for supporting a circuit card
    Patent number: 5535100
    Abstract: A fastening assembly for mounting a main circuit card a fixedly spaced distance from a mounting wall, and for aligning a subsidiary connector of a subsidiary circuit card to a main connector mounted on a top surface of the main circuit card is provided. The fastening assemby comprises a pin and a support button. The pin has a bottom portion that passes through mounting apertures within a main connector mounted to a top surface of a main circuit card that extend from the center axis at most a first distance, and wherein the bottom portion extends from the center axis at least a second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ken E. Lubahn, Jim A. Melville