Patents by Inventor Sherwood A. Hoover

Sherwood A. Hoover 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).

  • Patent number: 4655530
    Abstract: To eliminate the excessive time and labor involved in the installation and removal of multi-contact module bars of receiver frames and/or individual test adapter frames, a self-contained module bar is equipped at opposite ends with beveled spring-urged plungers which can snap into receptor recesses provided in a receiver inner frame or in a test adapter frame. The plungers are retracted by use of a simple tool to allow quick removal of the module bar. A spring clip on each end of the module bar assures firm contact of the module bar with datum surfaces of the receiver frame or individual test adapter frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Virginia Panel Corporation
    Inventors: Donald L. Sheets, Sherwood A. Hoover, Ronnie D. Hunt, Henri T. Burgers