Edward F Hoffman

US Patent:

6377433, Apr 23, 2002

Filed:

Mar 17, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/528074

Inventors:

Nancy J. Condon - Torrance CA
Edward K. Hoffman - Anaheim CA
John P. Stafford - Yorba Linda CA

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H02H 504

US Classification:

361104, 361748, 337297

Abstract:

A fuse/support assembly for attachment to an electrical bus includes a base plate having a substrate made of an insulator, a fastener bore extending through the substrate, and an electrically conductive path on the substrate. There is additionally an external connector structure. A fuse is supported on the substrate and has a first end in electrical communication with the external connector and a second end in electrical communication with the electrically conductive path.

US Patent:

7249964, Jul 31, 2007

Filed:

Jan 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/343577

Inventors:

Edward K. Hoffman - Anaheim CA, US
Brian J. Hupf - Garden Grove CA, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

H01R 13/58

US Classification:

439471, 439464

Abstract:

A device for providing strain relief between an electrical connector and a wiring harness having wires or cables already joined to the contacts of the connector includes a T-shaped plate having axial and transverse members and a pair of opposing, inwardly facing, U-shaped structures disposed at opposite ends of the transverse member and extending at a right angle to the plate from a front edge thereof. The device is mounted on the connector with the U-shaped structures respectively straddling a corresponding mounting flange of the connector and a distal end portion of the axial member extending rearward over a portion of the harness extending rearward from the connector. The two rearward extending portions of the plate and harness are cinched together with a strap or the like. The device can be installed after the harness has been assembled without the need to remove the wires or contacts from the connector.

US Patent:

7328058, Feb 5, 2008

Filed:

Jan 3, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/754103

Inventors:

Jan S. Iwanczyk - Los Angeles CA, US
Bradley E. Patt - Sherman Oaks CA, US
Edward J. Hoffman - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. - Northridge CA

International Classification:

A61M 6/00
A61M 5/05

US Classification:

600425, 600435

Abstract:

An apparatus for intravascular imaging to detect and characterize early-stage, unstable coronary arty plaques. The detector works by identifying and localizing plaque-binding beta-emitting radiopharmaceuticals.

US Patent:

7359747, Apr 15, 2008

Filed:

Apr 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/400138

Inventors:

Jan S. Iwanczyk - Los Angeles CA, US
Bradley E. Patt - Sherman Oaks CA, US
Edward J. Hoffman - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. - Northridge CA

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
A61B 6/00

US Classification:

600425, 600427, 600433

Abstract:

An apparatus for intravascular imaging to detect and characterize early stage, unstable coronary arty plaques. The detector works by identifying and localizing plaque-binding beta-emitting radiopharmaceuticals.

US Patent:

7787933, Aug 31, 2010

Filed:

Apr 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/399795

Inventors:

Jan S. Iwanczyk - Los Angeles CA, US
Bradley E. Patt - Sherman Oaks CA, US
Edward J. Hoffman - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. - Northridge CA

International Classification:

A61B 5/05
A61M 31/00

US Classification:

600425

Abstract:

An apparatus for intravascular imaging to detect and characterize early stage, unstable coronary arty plaques. The detector works by identifying and localizing plaque-binding beta-emitting radiopharmaceuticals.

US Patent:

7813786, Oct 12, 2010

Filed:

Apr 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/400146

Inventors:

Jan S. Iwanczyk - Los Angeles CA, US
Bradley E. Patt - Sherman Oaks CA, US
Edward J. Hoffman - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. - Northridge CA

International Classification:

A61B 5/05
A61B 6/00

US Classification:

600425, 378 21

Abstract:

An apparatus for intravascular imaging to detect and characterize early stage, unstable coronary arty plaques. The detector works by identifying and localizing plaque-binding beta-emitting radiopharmaceuticals.

US Patent:

8310223, Nov 13, 2012

Filed:

Aug 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/859713

Inventors:

Edward K. Hoffman - Anaheim CA, US
Thomas A. Miller - Redondo Beach CA, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G01R 31/02
G01R 31/20

US Classification:

324 725, 32475402

Abstract:

An electrical probe and associated method are provided to establish electrical contact with a wire. The electrical probe includes an elongate member extending between opposed first and second ends, and first and second needles connected to the elongate member and extending beyond the first end of the elongate member. The electrical probe also includes first and second conductors electrically connected to the first and second needles, respectively, and extending along the elongate member. The electrical probe also includes a bumper stop connected to the elongate member proximate the first end of the tube. Further, the electrical probe includes a movable engagement member extending lengthwise along the elongate member. The moveable engagement member includes a hook that extends beyond the first end of the elongate member and beyond the first and second needles. The hook may include a terminal portion configured to contact the bumper stop.

US Patent:

20030036298, Feb 20, 2003

Filed:

Aug 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/933248

Inventors:

Edward Hoffman - Anaheim CA, US
Andrew Jackson - Lomita CA, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

International Classification:

H01R013/62

US Classification:

439/152000, 439/180000

Abstract:

A connector lock for securing and supporting a fully engaged connector assembly against disconnect even when subjected to vibrational forces experienced during launch into outer space. The connector lock includes a base portion and a pair of end portions extending substantially parallel to each other. Each end portion includes a pair of spaced-apart arms formed of flexible material and positioned so as to flex apart as a connector assembly is inserted between the arms. The arms snap back toward their original positions to prevent inadvertent release of the connector assembly.