Patents by Inventor Martin John Tatara

Martin John Tatara 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).

  • Switch assembly employing an external customizing printed circuit board
    Patent number: 6642460
    Abstract: An interchangeable printed circuit board having electrical components is attached externally proximate to the base of a switch to customize switch performance. The circuit board includes openings which slide over and electrically engage the terminals of the switch proximate the base, leaving the remainder of the terminals exposed and available for plug-in or solder electrical connection within an electrical system. The openings may be copper contact members having fingers which engage and electrically connect to the switch terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: John Edmund Dunne, Martin John Tatara
  • Switch assembly employing an external customizing printed circuit board
    Publication number: 20030136656
    Abstract: An interchangeable printed circuit board having electrical components is attached externally proximate to the base of a switch to customize switch performance. The circuit board includes openings which slide over and electrically engage the terminals of the switch proximate the base, leaving the remainder of the terminals exposed and available for plug-in or solder electrical connection within an electrical system. The openings may be copper contact members having fingers which engage and electrically connect to the switch terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: John Edmund Dunne, Martin John Tatara