Patents by Inventor Richard Heidorn

Richard Heidorn 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).

  • Patent number: 7561400
    Abstract: A base station protector assembly for protecting telecommunications related equipment and other associated sensitive electrical components from transient voltage and current surges includes a housing unit, a main printed circuit board disposed within the housing unit, header connectors mounted upon the main printed circuit board, an auxiliary printed circuit board mounted to the main printed circuit board via the header connectors, a plurality of surge protector networks, input side connector devices coupled to an unprotected side for connecting to incoming transmission lines, and output side connector devices coupled to the protected side for connecting to customers' electrical equipment to be protected. Each of the plurality of surge protector networks are mounted on the main and auxiliary printed circuit boards and are interconnected between the unprotected side and the protected side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad Masghati, Richard Heidorn
  • Publication number: 20080130185
    Abstract: A base station protector assembly for protecting telecommunications related equipment and other associated sensitive electrical components from transient voltage and current surges includes a housing unit, a main printed circuit board disposed within the housing unit, header connectors mounted upon the main printed circuit board, an auxiliary printed circuit board mounted to the main printed circuit board via the header connectors, a plurality of surge protector networks, input side connector devices coupled to an unprotected side for connecting to incoming transmission lines, and output side connector devices coupled to the protected side for connecting to customers' electrical equipment to be protected. Each of the plurality of surge protector networks are mounted on the main and auxiliary printed circuit boards and are interconnected between the unprotected side and the protected side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Mohammad Masghati, Richard Heidorn
  • Patent number: 4922374
    Abstract: A lightning protector assembly for telephone circuitry and the like includes a housing formed of a lower necked terminal section and an upper expanded grounding section. A component-mounting member is disposed within the housing for mounting a first pair of voltage limiting devices and a first pair of impedance devices. There are cavities provided in the lower part of the component-mounting member for receipt of a plurality of terminal contacts. The upper section has a pair of top recesses separated by a central bridging portion. Plug-in fuse holder units are disposed within the top recesses. A side ground contact is provided and includes an elongated horizontal member extending inside and across the width of the housing for connection to the first pair of voltage limiting means and a portion thereof extending externally of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Mueller, Richard Heidorn, E. Grant Swick
  • Patent number: 4865565
    Abstract: A sneak current protector for use with a communication circuit standard 110-type wiring block and block connector is disclosed. The protector includes a pair of fuses mounted between a first pair of resilient contact members and a second pair of stationary contact members. A female 110-type block connector attachment is provided at one end of the housing for attachment to the standard 110-type block connector and a complimentary shaped male attachment is provided at the opposite end of the housing for attachment to a patch cord-type terminal connector. Insulation displacement type contacts are provided at the male attachment for alternative connection to individual wires leading to the users equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Heidorn