Patents by Inventor William E. Wheatley

William E. Wheatley 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: 5750936
    Abstract: A printed wiring board (PWB) is attached to a PWB holder with mounting hardware which includes a washer having a first annular surface with a first external diameter for insertion into a mounting hole in the PWB and a second annular surface with a larger second external diameter. The two external diameters form an annular shoulder on an exterior side of the washer that extends between the first and second external diameters for soldering the washer to the PWB. The washer includes a resilient flange interior to its opening. A screw for mounting the PWB is inserted through the opening and has a screw head larger than a diameter of the opening and a second end with an external diameter smaller than the diameter of the opening, but larger than an internal diameter of the flange, so that the screw is held by the washer when the second end is forcibly inserted through the resiliently flanged opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Wheatley, Robert James Wilson, Jr.
  • Patent number: D704644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventor: William E. Wheatley
  • Patent number: D737241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Jose R. Duran, David Cipolla, Daryl W. Coulon, Richard S. Currier, Jason Scott, Howard M. Sheehan, Adam Templeton, Thomas A. Wertman, William E. Wheatley