Patents by Inventor Kevin Craig Redmon

Kevin Craig Redmon 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for constructing a multi-part switch
    Patent number: 7485823
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a switch that includes multiple parts, and is arranged to function after extended periods of being in a depressed state are disclosed. In one embodiment, a multi-part switch includes a first contact, a second contact, and a plate. The first contact is electrically coupled to a first lead on a circuit board, and a second contact is electrically coupled to a second lead on the circuit board. The plate includes an electrically conductive area that contacts the first contact and the second contact to allow a signal to flow from the first contact to the second contact through the plate. In contacting the first contact and the second contact, the plate applies a compressive force to the first contact and to the second contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Franklin Casey, Mark Cameron Cassada, Frederic Michael Kozak, Kevin Craig Redmon
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING A MULTI-PART SWITCH
    Publication number: 20080251367
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a switch that includes multiple parts, and is arranged to function after extended periods of being in a depressed state are disclosed. In one embodiment, a multi-part switch includes a first contact, a second contact, and a plate. The first contact is electrically coupled to a first lead on a circuit board, and a second contact is electrically coupled to a second lead on the circuit board. The plate includes an electrically conductive area that contacts the first contact and the second contact to allow a signal to flow from the first contact to the second contact through the plate. In contacting the first contact and the second contact, the plate applies a compressive force to the first contact and to the second contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Franklin Casey, Mark Cameron Cassada, Frederic Michael Kozak, Kevin Craig Redmon