Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Dowell

Thomas L. Dowell 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 of mounting electronic components on a circuit board
    Patent number: 5491890
    Abstract: A carrier on a circuit board has inclined side planes canted at a predefined angle and a ledge. Flat components are placed on the carrier to rest on the inclined planes and the ledges and leads extending through holes in the circuit board. To correct the positions of misplaced components a guide having lower inner faces inclined at the same predefined angle is placed over the components, and a lift tool momentarily pushes up on the leads to position the components above the ledges so that when the lift tool is removed the guide will bias the components down against the ledges and the side planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Delco Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Dowell, Richard S. King