Patents by Inventor S. Cromwell

S. Cromwell 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).

  • FORCE DISTRIBUTING SPRING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20080055870
    Abstract: A force distributor is configured for disposition between a printed circuit board and a stiffening plate, which is spaced from the printed circuit board. The force distributor is configured to distribute a compressive force between the printed circuit board, an interposer and a land grid array module carried on a side of the printed circuit board opposite the stiffening plate. The force distributor comprises a spring element comprising a first portion and a second portion with the first portion extending radially outward from the second portion. The spring element is configured for placement so that the first portion is secured to the stiffening plate and the second portion is biased in unsecured, pressing contact against the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel Callahan, Raymond Iannuzzelli, S. Cromwell, James Hensley, Zoila Vega-Marchena
  • Circuit board assembly
    Publication number: 20050073813
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board, an electronic component, a plurality of incremental detents and at least one projection. The plurality of incremental detents are coupled to one of the circuit board and the electronic component and are retained relative to said one of the circuit board and the electronic component against linear movement in both directions along a first axis. The at least one projection is coupled to the other of the circuit board and the electronic component and is retained against linear movement along the first axis. The at least one projection is received within at least one of the plurality of detents to retain the electronic component relative to the circuit board against linear movement in both directions along the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Meyer, Stephan Barsun, Bryan Bolich, S. Cromwell
  • Force distributing spring element
    Publication number: 20050007748
    Abstract: A force distributor is configured for disposition between a printed circuit board and a stiffening plate, which is spaced from the printed circuit board. The force distributor is configured to distribute a compressive force between the printed circuit board, an interposer and a land grid array module carried on a side of the printed circuit board opposite the stiffening plate. The force distributor comprises a spring element comprising a first portion and a second portion with the first portion extending radially outward from the second portion. The spring element is configured for placement so that the first portion is secured to the stiffening plate and the second portion is biased in unsecured, pressing contact against the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel Callahan, Raymond Iannuzzelli, S. Cromwell, James Hensley, Zoila Vega-Marchena