Patents by Inventor Thomas Blaha

Thomas Blaha 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).

  • Top loading battery holder
    Patent number: 11018394
    Abstract: A top loading battery holder that is arranged in direct contact with a surface (e.g., circuit board) to allow for a battery to be arranged directly within the holder and in electrical contact with the surface. The battery holder can include a housing that is configured to at least substantially surround a battery that is arranged therein and a plurality of a flanges and/or protrusions that are configured to extend inwardly from the housing to aid in securing the battery within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MEMORY PROTECTION DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Blaha, Charles Engelstein
  • TOP LOADING BATTERY HOLDER
    Publication number: 20190273229
    Abstract: A top loading battery holder that is arranged in direct contact with a surface (e.g., circuit board) to allow for a battery to be arranged directly within the holder and in electrical contact with the surface. The battery holder can include a housing that is configured to at least substantially surround a battery that is arranged therein and a plurality of a flanges and/or protrusions that are configured to extend inwardly from the housing to aid in securing the battery within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas BLAHA, Charles ENGELSTEIN
  • Top loading battery holder
    Patent number: 10333116
    Abstract: A top loading battery holder that is arranged in direct contact with a surface (e.g., circuit board) to allow for a battery to be arranged directly within the holder and in electrical contact with the surface. The battery holder can include a housing that is configured to at least substantially surround a battery that is arranged therein and a plurality of a flanges and/or protrusions that are configured to extend inwardly from the housing to aid in securing the battery within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: MEMORY PROTECTION DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Blaha, Charles Engelstein
  • TOP LOADING BATTERY HOLDER
    Publication number: 20180198100
    Abstract: A top loading battery holder that is arranged in direct contact with a surface (e.g., circuit board) to allow for a battery to be arranged directly within the holder and in electrical contact with the surface. The battery holder can include a housing that is configured to at least substantially surround a battery that is arranged therein and a plurality of a flanges and/or protrusions that are configured to extend inwardly from the housing to aid in securing the battery within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas BLAHA, Charles ENGELSTEIN
  • BIOPELLET REACTOR WITH CYCLONIC FLUIDIZING PLATE
    Publication number: 20170240444
    Abstract: A biopellet reactor for marine aquariums. The invention is functionally dependent upon a unique fluidizing plate located between the water inlet port at the base and the media reaction chamber above. This fluidizing plate converts the upward momentum of the incoming water stream into a cyclonic flow in the reaction chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas Blaha
  • Battery holder for printed circuit board
    Patent number: 9192059
    Abstract: A battery holder for attachment to a printed circuit board includes a base, a positive conductor, a negative conductor and a top. The base is to be fixed to the printed circuit board and the two conductors are fixed to the base. The top includes a window for viewing the polarity of the battery and is selectively attached to the base by a series of latches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: MEMORY PROTECTION DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Blaha, Charles Engelstein
  • BATTERY HOLDER FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD
    Publication number: 20120251864
    Abstract: A battery holder for attachment to a printed circuit board includes a base, a positive conductor, a negative conductor and a top. The base is to be fixed to the printed circuit board and the two conductors are fixed to the base. The top includes a window for viewing the polarity of the battery and is selectively attached to the base by a series of latches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Blaha, Charles Engelstein