Patents by Inventor Lucien L. Pechard

Lucien L. Pechard 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).

  • Patent number: 4221448
    Abstract: A connector having a resilient contact that makes a rolling contact with the conductor pads of a printed circuit board instead of a wiping contact therewith. According to the invention, a resilient contact has a first portion which is initially in the path of a board to be inserted in the connector and is displaced along the path as the card is inserted. A second portion of the resilient contact has a bulge which follows in the direction of movement of the first portion, but applies a continually increasing lateral force against the conductor pad as the board continues to be inserted. The invention also includes a latching device for latching the circuit board securely in the connector body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Assignee: Bunker Ramo Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard A. Logerot, Lucien L. Pechard, Jean-Claude A. Bouley