Lemoyne, PA, United States of America

Stephen R Apa

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: The Whitaker Corporation. Active years: 1996.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Stephen R Apa. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/stephen-r-apa

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 11(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1996

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Stephen R. Apa and Telecommunications Surge Protection.

Introduction

Stephen R. Apa is an inventor associated with Lemoyne, Pennsylvania. His patent work includes a telecommunications protection assembly designed to guard transmission lines against transient voltage surges. The supplied information identifies The Whitaker Corporation as his company.

Latest Patents

Apa’s listed patent is “Transient Voltage Surge Protection Assembly for Telecommunications Lines.” It describes an assembly mounted to a grounded chassis and connected between two multi-conductor cables. The assembly protects multiple transmission line-pairs from transient voltage surges. Its protective circuitry, connectors, and printed circuit board are housed within an insulating enclosure, with the connectors arranged to interpose the circuitry between the cables’ line-pairs. The supplied data lists 1 patent.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects work on integrating surge-protection circuitry into a compact assembly for telecommunications equipment. Its grounded chassis and cable-mating connectors provide a way to protect several line-pairs within a single installation.

Collaborations

The supplied information names Ping Peng and Walter P. Leufert as Apa’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated on its development.

Conclusion

Stephen R. Apa’s listed invention addresses transient voltage protection for telecommunications lines through a grounded, cable-connected assembly, and his record includes 1 patent.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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