Patents by Inventor Steve A. Alaniz

Steve A. Alaniz 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: 4603375
    Abstract: An ejector for a printed circuit board plug-in unit for use with printed circuit board cages having a fixed ejection surface. The ejector is constructed and defined to be pivotally mounted through an aperture provided for the panel member of the plug-in unit for pivotally engaging the fixed ejection surface of the cage system for extracting the electrical connector carried by the printed circuit board of the plug-in unit from the electrical connector of the cage system. The ejector has a handle portion with an extraction portion extending through the aperture of the panel along with a portion defining a bearing surface for engaging the fixed ejection surface. A bracket secured to the panel member also pivotally secures the ejector extraction portion to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Assignee: Zero Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Miller, Steve A. Alaniz