Patents by Inventor Stephen V. Andersen

Stephen V. Andersen 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).

  • Method for making an electrical contact
    Patent number: 4738026
    Abstract: A precision apparatus for controllably shearing a thin workpiece of electrically conductive material to make electrical contacts of the character having specially configured spaced apart tongues adapted to mate with plug connectors of standard design. The apparatus is designed to rigidly support the workpiece except in the precise area of the shear during the entire shearing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Inventor: Stephen V. Andersen