Patents by Inventor Stephen N. Figuerado

Stephen N. Figuerado 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: 9397424
    Abstract: Connector assembly including a board connector configured to be mounted to a circuit board. The board connector includes a connector housing having a reception slot. The reception slot opens in a vertical direction that is parallel to an elevation axis. The elevation axis is perpendicular to the circuit board when the board connector is mounted thereto. The board connector also includes electrical contacts that are positioned along the reception slot. The electrical contacts are configured to engage corresponding contacts of a module card. The connector assembly also includes a coupling mechanism attached to the board connector. The coupling mechanism includes a support frame that extends away from the board connector along the elevation axis. The coupling mechanism also includes a latch body that is attached to the support frame and faces the reception slot to define a module-receiving space therebetween that is configured to receive the module card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen N. Figuerado, James L. McGrath
  • Publication number: 20160149323
    Abstract: Connector assembly including a board connector configured to be mounted to a circuit board. The board connector includes a connector housing having a reception slot. The reception slot opens in a vertical direction that is parallel to an elevation axis. The elevation axis is perpendicular to the circuit board when the board connector is mounted thereto. The board connector also includes electrical contacts that are positioned along the reception slot. The electrical contacts are configured to engage corresponding contacts of a module card. The connector assembly also includes a coupling mechanism attached to the board connector. The coupling mechanism includes a support frame that extends away from the board connector along the elevation axis. The coupling mechanism also includes a latch body that is attached to the support frame and faces the reception slot to define a module-receiving space therebetween that is configured to receive the module card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen N. Figuerado, James L. McGrath
  • Publication number: 20130052847
    Abstract: An information handling system mezzanine circuit board disposed in a parallel configuration over a motherboard is selectively coupled and de-coupled at the motherboard with a retraction and latching device that translates retraction force applied at an accessible actuation portion to push upward from below the mezzanine circuit board. A retraction portion of the retraction and latching device provides an upward force at the bottom surface of the mezzanine circuit board to separate the mezzanine circuit board connector from the motherboard connector so that an end user can lift the mezzanine circuit board away from the motherboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Stephen N. Figuerado, Martin Hardis
  • Patent number: 8366464
    Abstract: An information handling system mezzanine circuit board disposed in a parallel configuration over a motherboard is selectively coupled and de-coupled at the motherboard with a retraction and latching device that translates retraction force applied at an accessible actuation portion to push upward from below the mezzanine circuit board. A retraction portion of the retraction and latching device provides an upward force at the bottom surface of the mezzanine circuit board to separate the mezzanine circuit board connector from the motherboard connector so that an end user can lift the mezzanine circuit board away from the motherboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen N. Figuerado, Martin Hardis
  • Patent number: 8035961
    Abstract: A cam lock apparatus includes a carrier having a bezel with a locking cam handle. The locking cam handle is pivotally attached to the bezel by a pivot pin. A resilient member is compressed between the pivot pin and the locking cam handle, whereby the first end of the locking cam handle is biased to move relative to the bezel and the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen N. Figuerado, Edmond Bailey
  • Publication number: 20110080705
    Abstract: A cam lock apparatus includes a carrier having a bezel with a locking cam handle. The locking cam handle is pivotally attached to the bezel by a pivot pin. A resilient member is compressed between the pivot pin and the locking cam handle, whereby the first end of the locking cam handle is biased to move relative to the bezel and the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen N. Figuerado, Edmond Bailey