Patents by Inventor Steven Shugarts

Steven Shugarts 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: 8713869
    Abstract: A suspended containment wall system including a support rail with a hook track positioned thereon and a hanging panel. The hanging panel further includes: (i) an attachment rail with a hook track oriented to engage the hook track of the support rail; and (ii) a panel body connected to the attachment rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Gordon Sales, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Eychaner, Rob Rombough, Steven Shugarts, Daniel Smiley, Joey Nuckols, Mike Davis, Bill Nichols
  • Patent number: 4881906
    Abstract: A method for providing an electrical connection (via) between the top and bottom of a printed circuit board (PCB) is presented. An eyelet extends through a hole in the PCB. The top of the PCB has a first conductive layer. Around the hole the first conductive layer is shaped such that a conductive pad is isolated from the rest of the first conductive layer, except that spokes of the first conductive layer extend from the conductive pad to the rest of the first conductive layer. The eyelet is crimped such that crimped fingers or tabs of the eyelet cause the eyelet to be mechanically retained in the hole. The tabs are curved so that the tabs do not lie flat upon the conductive pad. The bottom of the PCB is then wave soldered so that a base of the eyelet is electrically coupled to a conductive layer on the bottom of the PCB and the tabs are electrically coupled to the conductive pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: Helwett-Packard Company
    Inventors: James C. Mackanic, Dawn M. Lelko, Steven A. Shugart, James K. Koch