Patents by Inventor Randall J. Kelley

Randall J. Kelley 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).

  • Connector installation go/no-go test method
    Patent number: 5572139
    Abstract: A pin protrusion test fixture includes an element having a void therethrough, structure for biasing the aforementioned element in a first direction to a first position, and structure for directing a pin toward that element so that the pin causes the element to move in a second direction to a second position. The test fixture also includes a light source and a light sensor disposed so that when the element is in the second position, light from the light source passes through the void through the element having a void therethrough and is then detected by the light sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventor: Randall J. Kelley
  • Connector installation GO/NO-GO test fixture
    Patent number: 5432456
    Abstract: A pin protrusion test fixture includes an element having a void therethrough, structure for biasing the aforementioned element in a first direction to a first position, and structure for directing a pin toward that element so that the pin causes the element to move in a second direction to a second position. The test fixture also includes a light source and a light sensor disposed so that when the element is in the second position, light from the light source passes through the void through the element having a void therethrough and is then detected by the light sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventor: Randall J. Kelley