Patents by Inventor Robert A. Meade

Robert A. Meade 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).

  • Optical and electrical conduit termination means for circuit board
    Patent number: 4081208
    Abstract: The end of an optic signal conduit has a generally cylindrical, electrically conducting ferrule, which also engages the end of an electric power conduit. A circuit board contains electrical circuitry to be powered from said electric power conduit and optic signal receiving means for controlling said circuitry. An electrically conducting, hollow, generally tubular receptor on the circuit board has an integral extending tab for connection to the board and to the electrical apparatus thereon and receives the ferrule axially therein, in physical and electrical contact therewith and in alignment with the optic signal receiving means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1978
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Robert A. Meade