Patents by Inventor Stanley W. T. Crowman

Stanley W. T. Crowman 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).

  • Electrical connector clinching means
    Patent number: 4557044
    Abstract: A clinching plate for supporting a circuit board to be loaded with electrical connectors by means of a robot or a pick-and-place machine, comprises a plurality of clinching units set in openings in the plate. The units comprise pairs of slides having clinching ears for clinching a pair of posts at each end of each connector to the board to hold the connectors in place while the board is transported to a soldering station. One clinching unit is provided for each connector and each unit is operated by means of an individual drive cylinder under the control of the microprocessor of the mother machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Stanley W. T. Crowman, Bryan J. Dornes, Edward J. Paukovits, Jr., Richard V. Spong, Robert J. Talarico