Patents by Inventor William R. Laubengayer

William R. Laubengayer 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).

  • Multiple circuit board assembly having an interconnect mechanism that includes a flex connector
    Patent number: 5917709
    Abstract: A multiple circuit board assembly comprising: a first circuit board having a first predetermined set of conductive traces on a surface; a second circuit board having a second predetermined set of conductive traces on a surface; an interconnect mechanism having a third set of traces that mate the first and second set of traces when sandwiched between the first circuit board and the second circuit board in a predetermined manner; and fastened to the first and second circuit boards together with the interconnect mechanism sandwiched between such that there is electrical contact between the first and second predetermined set of conductive traces. The interconnect mechanism can be either single sided flex connector cable, double sided flex connector cable, or Cinch connectors. The fastening mechanism can be snaps fittings or screw setups without or without resilient washers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Dean A. Johnson, William R. Laubengayer, Stephen G. Richardson
  • Method of making LED array printhead with tab bonded wiring
    Patent number: 4899174
    Abstract: An LED array module for use in an LED array printhead is fabricated on a frame of tape-automated bonding (TAB) tape that provides all of the wiring for connecting the chips together, for connecting the module to one or more external circuit boards and for testing the module; thereby protecting the delicate components and allowing the module to be completely tested prior to excising it from the TAB frame and mounting it to the printhead support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David A. Newman, William R. Laubengayer, William B. Scott, Jr.
  • Led array printhead with tab bonded wiring
    Patent number: 4851862
    Abstract: An LED array module for use in an LED array printhead is fabricated on a frame of tape-automated bonding (TAB) tape that provides all of the wiring for connecting the chips together, for connecting the module to one or more external circuit boards and for testing the module; thereby protecting the delicate components and allowing the module to be completely tested prior to excising it from the TAB frame and mounting it to the printhead support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David A. Newman, William R. Laubengayer, William B. Scott, Jr.