Patents by Inventor Roderick P. De Castro

Roderick P. De Castro 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).

  • Plastic latching system for securement of electronic component to a DIN rail
    Patent number: 12107377
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing an electronic component to a DIN rail including an electronic component, a latching system positioned on an end of the electronic component adapted for attachment to the DIN rail, wherein the latching system is made of a plastic material, wherein the DIN rail has a flat upper surface with two legs extending downwardly from, and perpendicular to, the flat upper surface, and a flange extends outwardly from each leg, wherein the latching system includes a recess, an upper surface above the recess having an angled slot positioned in the upper surface adapted to receive an upper flange of the DIN rail, and a lower surface below the recess adapted to have an end of a lower flange of the DIN rail positioned thereover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: APPLETON GRP LLC
    Inventors: Rudy Mark D. Halcon, Kyle Vergel R. Maan, Gajanan R. Muttepawar, Roderick P. De Castro
  • Plastic Latching System For Securement of Electronic Component to a DIN Rail
    Publication number: 20230080025
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing an electronic component to a DIN rail including an electronic component, a latching system positioned on an end of the electronic component adapted for attachment to the DIN rail, wherein the latching system is made of a plastic material, wherein the DIN rail has a flat upper surface with two legs extending downwardly from, and perpendicular to, the flat upper surface, and a flange extends outwardly from each leg, wherein the latching system includes a recess, an upper surface above the recess having an angled slot positioned in the upper surface adapted to receive an upper flange of the DIN rail, and a lower surface below the recess adapted to have an end of a lower flange of the DIN rail positioned thereover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Rudy Mark D. Halcon, Kyle Vergel R. Maan, Gajanan R. Muttepawar, Roderick P. De Castro