Patents by Inventor Randy A. Smith

Randy A. Smith 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).

  • Coverless pin grid array socket
    Patent number: 5622514
    Abstract: An electrical socket (10) is disclosed for an electronic package (2) having an array of pins (4) wherein at least some of the pins are standoff pins each having a respective cross-sectional enlargement (6). The socket comprises a housing having a wall (12) defining a package mounting surface (14) and an oppositely facing locking surface (58). The wall has an array of openings (18, 48) which receive the pins and permit free passage of the enlargements through the wall. The openings include lateral channels (56) which are narrower than the enlargements. The package is secured to the socket by inserting the leads into their associated entranceways and moving the package transversely over the mounting surface so that the enlargements become trapped beneath the locking surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Crompton, III, Randy A. Smith
  • Powered air inflator
    Patent number: D402997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Campbell Hausfeld/ Scott Fetzer Company
    Inventors: John B. Campbell, Kurt W. Kamka, Randy A. Smith