Patents by Inventor Timothy Stephany

Timothy Stephany 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: 6051781
    Abstract: A unitary metal clip is stamped from a flat strip of sheet metal which is bent to provide two pairs of generally V-shaped fingers which extend upwardly from a base and have opposing apexes. An L-shaped arm also extends upwardly from the base between the pairs of fingers and has a horizontal pick-up tab that is located at a height above the opposing apexes of the fingers. A pneumatic head of an automatic pick and place machine grabs the pick-up tab and removes the clip from a pocket of a supply tape unrolled from a reel. The base of the clip is positioned on a solder pad of a PC board before solder re-flow. The lower edge of the sidewall of an EMI shield may be pressed down to bend the pick-up tab downwardly and squeeze the sidewall between the apexes of the fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Autosplice, Inc.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Bianca, Joseph J. Lynch, Timothy Stephany, Robert M. Bogursky