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Charles A. Kozel — 27 Patents

MEMethode Electronics: 27 patents #1 of 253Top 1%
McHenry, IL: #11 of 350 inventorsTop 4%
Illinois: #2,419 of 84,256 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #142,059 of 4,157,543Top 4%
27 Patents All Time
Charles A. Kozel has been granted 27 US patents while listed as an inventor at Methode Electronics. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in May 2006. Charles A. Kozel ranks #142,059 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.4%). Patent records list Charles A. Kozel in McHenry, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 27 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7037139 Wiretrap electrical connector and assembly with strain relief plate Valentin M. Stefaniu, John T. Scheitz 2006-05-02 $3,063,000
6264481 Transceiver socket John T. Scheitz, Steven J. Pulchinski 2001-07-24
6210207 Wire clamp, wire trap electrical connector John T. Scheitz, Mark Stack 2001-04-03
6210210 Flat conductor termination device John T. Scheitz 2001-04-03
6132236 Flex cable termination apparatus and termination method John T. Scheitz, Mark Stack 2000-10-17
6106305 Elastomeric connector having a plurality of fine pitched contacts, a method for connecting components using the same and a method for manufacturing such a connector James M. Kudla, Mark Stack 2000-08-22
6074242 Wire-trap connector for solderless compression connection Michael V. Stefaniu 2000-06-13
5938456 Low profile electrical connector John T. Scheitz, Michael V. Stefaniu 1999-08-17
5904580 Elastomeric connector having a plurality of fine pitched contacts, a method for connecting components using the same and a method for manufacturing such a connector James M. Kudla, Mark Stack 1999-05-18
5762511 Zero insertion force pin grid array socket John T. Scheitz, Michael V. Stefaniu, Kathleen A. Capilupo 1998-06-09
5731958 Gravity latch for surface mount components 1998-03-24
5641297 Zero insertion force miniature grid array socket 1997-06-24
5637008 Zero insertion force miniature grid array socket 1997-06-10
5586008 Gravity latch for surface mount components John Oldendorf, John T. Scheitz, Tuan J. Tan 1996-12-17
5551889 Low profile insulation displacement connection programmable block and wire to board connector Cathy J. Edgerton 1996-09-03
5533907 Electronic module socket with self-cleaning shorting contacts Nels Pearson 1996-07-09
5494456 Wire-trap connector with anti-overstress member Kathleen A. Capilupo 1996-02-27
5473715 Hybrid fiber optic/electrical connector Philip W. Schofield, Daniel P. Vladic 1995-12-05
5439400 Disposable electrical connector header Daniel P. Vladic 1995-08-08
5387115 Electronic surface mount module socket with ejector latch Steven Hiller, Joseph Ufheil 1995-02-07
4934944 Chip carrier socket with open aperture John T. Scheitz, Michael V. Stefaniu 1990-06-19
4719321 Wire locator and strain relief device John T. Scheitz 1988-01-12
4537456 Electrical connector Vincent B. Brown, John T. Scheitz, John E. Armando 1985-08-27
4491379 Insulation displacement connector Vincent B. Brown, John T. Scheitz 1985-01-01
4265013 Apparatus for driving pins into a printed circuit board and the like Vincent B. Brown 1981-05-05 $121,000