Patents by Inventor Rick Cihak

Rick Cihak 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).

  • Ground connector assembly with substrate strain relief and method of making same
    Patent number: 6740824
    Abstract: A ground connector assembly (20) having a substrate (22) and a ground member (24). The substrate (22) is used to retain an electrical circuit and has a ground region (34), a ground hole (30), and at least one strain relief slot (32). The ground member (24) is attached within the ground hole (30). The ground region (34) surrounds the ground hole (30) and is at least partially interposed between the ground hole (30) and the strain relief slot (32). The ground connector assembly (20) may further include a conductive ring (42), such as a copper ring, surrounding the ground hole (30) and attached to the ground region (34). There is also a method of making the ground connector assembly (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Poglitsch, Ronald Li, Alan S. Kang, Todd Ringa, Steven G. Sharkey, Rick Cihak
  • Ground connector assembly with substrate strain relief and method of making same
    Publication number: 20030234117
    Abstract: A ground connector assembly (20) having a substrate (22) and a ground member (24). The substrate (22) is used to retain an electrical circuit and has a ground region (34), a ground hole (30), and at least one strain relief slot (32). The ground member (24) is attached within the ground hole (30). The ground region (34) surrounds the ground hole (30) and is at least partially interposed between the ground hole (30) and the strain relief slot (32). The ground connector assembly (20) may further include a conductive ring (42), such as a copper ring, surrounding the ground hole (30) and attached to the ground region (34). There is also a method of making the ground connector assembly (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Poglitsch, Ronald Li, Alan S. Kang, Todd Ringa, Steven G. Sharkey, Rick Cihak