Patents by Inventor Steven F. Laychak

Steven F. Laychak 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).

  • Backplane connector
    Patent number: 4869677
    Abstract: A backplane/daughter board connector including a first connector element and a mating second connector element that fits between upwardly extending sidewalls of the first element, the first element being provided with an additional contact carried by one of its sidewalls, and the mating connector element being provided with a further contact carried by a facing outside wall, the sidewall contacts providing a short ground path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Lennart B. Johnson, William B. Walkup, Steven F. Laychak
  • Backplane connector
    Patent number: 4655518
    Abstract: A backplane/daughter board connector including a first connector element and a mating second connector element that fits between upwardly extending sidewalls of the first element, the first element being provided with an additional contact carried by one of its sidewalls, and the mating connector element being provided with a further contact carried by a facing outside wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Lennart B. Johnson, William B. Walkup, Steven F. Laychak