Howard R. Shaffer
48Patents
21h-index
21Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 7, 1975 → Jun 1, 1995
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5381314A | Heat dissipating EMI/RFI protective function box | Electricity | 111 | Expired |
| US4735583A | Spring latch for latching together electrical connectors and improved latching system | Electricity | 108 | Expired |
| US4144513A | Anti-rebound latch for current limiting switches | Electricity | 102 | Expired |
| US4808115A | Line replaceable connector assembly for use with printed circuit boards | Electricity | 100 | Expired |
| US5528823A | Method for retaining wires in a current mode coupler | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 92 | Expired |
| US4245875A | Heavy duty plug and socket | Electricity | 85 | Expired |
| US3986765A | Power cord connector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 64 | Expired |
| US5388995A | EMI/RFI protective cable interface for high density junction box | Electricity | 61 | Expired |
| US4655526A | Limited insertion force contact terminals and connectors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 59 | Expired |
| US4684192A | Breakaway electrical connector | Electricity | 53 | Expired |
| US5343361A | Thermal junction for card edges in a card cage and ground clip therefor | Electricity | 47 | Expired |
| US5348482A | High density integrated backplane assembly | Electricity | 44 | Expired |
| US4786258A | Electrical connector with shunt | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US4062616A | Flat flexible cable connector assembly including insulation piercing contacts | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
| US4735575A | Electrical terminal for printed circuit board and methods of making and using same | Electricity | 31 | Expired |
| US4778411A | Retention system for connector key member | Electricity | 30 | Expired |
| US4828516A | Crimped electrical connection and crimping dies therefore | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US4903402A | Method of assembling a connector to a circuit card | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US4118607A | Interlock means for switch enclosure | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US4118608A | Trip indicator | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US4591222A | Limited insertion force contact terminals and connectors | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US5226634A | Platform spring | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US5128835A | Data current coupler with internal shielding for electronic package | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US5192832A | Electromagnet insert for data current coupler | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US5105095A | Data current coupler | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.