Patents by Inventor Rick Payne

Rick Payne 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).

  • Detachable crank and slider circuit pack ejector
    Patent number: 9992896
    Abstract: A mechanism for connecting a first object, such as a chassis and/or motherboard, to a second object, such as a faceplate and/or daughterboard. A first link may be connected to the first object and a second link may be connected to the second object. The second link may have a slot and the first link may have a pin which is releasably connectable to the slot to form a pivot connecting the first link to the second link. The pin may be releasable from the slot at a first point of travel of the pivot and the pin may not be releasable from the slot at a second point of travel of the pivot. The first link may include a first retaining lobe and the second link may include a second retaining lobe disposed to interlock with the first retaining lobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: FLEXTRONICS AP, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Fordham, Rick Payne
  • DETACHABLE CRANK AND SLIDER CIRCUIT PACK EJECTOR
    Publication number: 20150181744
    Abstract: A mechanism for connecting a first object, such as a chassis and/or motherboard, to a second object, such as a faceplate and/or daughterboard. A first link may be connected to the first object and a second link may be connected to the second object. The second link may have a slot and the first link may have a pin which is releasably connectable to the slot to form a pivot connecting the first link to the second link. The pin may be releasable from the slot at a first point of travel of the pivot and the pin may not be releasable from the slot at a second point of travel of the pivot. The first link may include a first retaining lobe and the second link may include a second retaining lobe disposed to interlock with the first retaining lobe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: FLEXTRONICS AP, LLC.
    Inventors: Mark Fordham, Rick Payne