Patents by Inventor Michael G. Whitney

Michael G. Whitney 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).

  • Printed circuit board mounting rail member and ground clip assembly
    Patent number: 5934916
    Abstract: A rail member and ground clip assembly useable for mechanically and electrically coupling printed circuit boards to a chassis. The assembly has a stud protruding into an electrical contact opening in the rail member, a first end portion of the resilient electrical contact is disposed on a fastener boss proximate the electrical contact opening, a bifurcated curved portion of the resilient electrical contact protrudes at least partially through the electrical contact opening beyond a bottom side of the rail member, and the stud is disposed through an opening in the resilient electrical contact to engagably couple the resilient electrical contact to the rail member. The resilient electrical contact also includes a compression wave portion between the first end portion and the curved portion to bias the curved portion into engagement with the chassis. A non-threaded rivet fastens the rail member to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Latal, Dorothy E. Kruglick, Michael G. Whitney, Richard C. Francke
  • Bathroom cabinet
    Patent number: D305391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1990
    Inventor: Michael G. Whitney