Patents by Inventor Mark R. Peltier

Mark R. Peltier 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).

  • Solderless flexible circuit carrier to printed circuit board interconnection
    Patent number: 5529502
    Abstract: An assembly for electrically interconnecting a printed circuit board (106) to a flexible circuit carrier (104) includes a retention clip (102) for mechanically pressing the printed circuit board (106) against the flexible circuit carrier (104). The printed circuit board (106) includes a set of locating features (110) which match with locating features (116) located on the flexible circuit (104). A set of retention features (114) match up with side locks (122) located on the retention clip) and maintain the clip (102) engaged to the printed circuit board (106) in a mechanically biased state. The clip (102) also includes alignment apertures (118) for receiving the locating features (110) on the printed circuit board to aid in alignment of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Peltier, Julio C. Castaneda, Stuart A. Heilsberg