Patents by Inventor Renato Devito

Renato Devito 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 SYSTEM FOR MATING MULTIPLE VARIANT CIRCUIT CARDS WITH A FIXED CIRCUIT BOARD
    Publication number: 20070190816
    Abstract: A system for coupling a variety of circuit cards to a circuit board, each circuit card having a respective function, the system comprising: a sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board, each connector in the sequence of connectors having a respective function; and, one or more connectors mounted on a circuit card for mating with respective ones of the sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board to thereby couple the circuit card to the circuit board, the respective function of the circuit card determining which ones of the sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board that the one or more connectors mounted on the circuit card mates with; whereby space on the circuit card opposite ones of the sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board that the one or more connectors mounted on the circuit card do not mate with is available for mounting components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Alcatel
    Inventors: Marc Preuss, Dion Pike, Renato Devito
  • Connector system for mating multiple variant circuit cards with a fixed circuit board
    Patent number: 7255569
    Abstract: A system for coupling a variety of circuit cards to a circuit board, each circuit card having a respective function, the system comprising: a sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board, each connector in the sequence of connectors having a respective function; and, one or more connectors mounted on a circuit card for mating with respective ones of the sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board to thereby couple the circuit card to the circuit board, the respective function of the circuit card determining which ones of the sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board that the one or more connectors mounted on the circuit card mates with; whereby space on the circuit card opposite ones of the sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board that the one or more connectors mounted on the circuit card do not mate with is available for mounting components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Marc Armah Preuss, Dion Pike, Renato Devito