Patents by Inventor Lawrence E. Brearley

Lawrence E. Brearley 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).

  • Quick disconnect card-on-board electronic package assembly
    Patent number: 4131933
    Abstract: A card-on-board package assembly which comprises a printed circuit board, a board stiffener secured to the board, a card guide assembly fastened to the stiffener, and a plurality of printed circuit cards mounted in the guide assembly to make electrical contact with the board. The cards latch into position in the guide assembly and are connected into the board with a scissors-type movement by captive fastening means which fasten the cards to the stiffener. Individual cards may be easily replaced. The board, board stiffener, card guide, and card assembly is fastened to a gate or frame by captive fastening means and may be quickly and easily removed as a unit and replaced with another one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1978
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Agard, Terrence E. Bocinski, Lawrence E. Brearley, William R. Yaple