Patents by Inventor Richard Herman Dressman

Richard Herman Dressman 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).

  • Z-directed connector components for printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 8273996
    Abstract: A Z-directed connector component for insertion into a printed circuit board and providing electrical connections to internal conductive planes contained with the PCB and/or to external conductive traces on the surface of the PCB. In one embodiment the Z-directed component is housed within the thickness of the PCB allowing other components to be mounted over it. The body of the Z-directed connector component may contain one or more conductors and may include one or more surface channels or wells extending along at least a portion of the length of the body. Methods for mounting Z-directed components are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Bryan Hardin, Richard Herman Dressman, John Thomas Fessler, Paul Kevin Hall, Brian Lee Naily
  • Z-Directed Connector Components for Printed Circuit Boards
    Publication number: 20110017505
    Abstract: A Z-directed connector component for insertion into a printed circuit board and providing electrical connections to internal conductive planes contained with the PCB and/or to external conductive traces on the surface of the PCB.. In one embodiment the Z-directed component is housed within the thickness of the PCB allowing other components to be mounted over it. The body of the Z-directed connector component may contain one or more conductors and may include one or more surface channels or wells extending along at least a portion of the length of the body. Methods for mounting Z-directed components are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Keith Bryan Hardin, Richard Herman Dressman, John Thomas Fessler, Paul Kevin Hall, Brian Lee Naily