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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7450384 | Card cage with parallel flow paths having substantially similar lengths A card cage configured to hold a set of electronics cards comprises a set of walls having an input and an output and a set of flow paths formed in the set of walls to enable a fluid to flow therein. The set of flow paths includes a first flow path formed between the... | 11/11/2008 |
| 6437660 | Method of increasing bus performance to reduce signal propagation delay and achieve incident wave switching In a backplane interconnect configuration for use in a high-speed data processing system, a plurality of connector slots include an array of connector terminals. First conductive traces electrically couple at least two terminals of adjacent slots, the ter... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6381147 | Card guide including air deflector means A card guide which optimizes the flow of forced cooling air, provides for self alignment to a host motherboard and provides for integrated ESD hazard mitigation, includes an elongated body having a groove disposed along a longitudinal axis of the body. Th... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6377470 | Card guide including air deflector means and air deflector means for a cooling card guide A card guide which optimizes the flow of forced cooling air, provides for self alignment to a host motherboard and provides for integrated electro-static discharge (ESD) hazard mitigation. includes an elongated body having a groove disposed along a longit... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6349041 | Modular card cage with continuous EMI shielding A modular card cage allows for improved access to the rear panel of a backplane, while providing for enhanced EMI shielding. First and second side panels, in combination with top and bottom covers, form the card cage. The top and bottom covers are adapted... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6317345 | Power supply distribution system employing non-isolated DC/DC converters In a method and apparatus for partitioning and packaging a power generation and distribution system, a plurality of power supply modules are distributed along the length of the backplane such that backplane voltage drops are minimized and such that power ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6084182 | Backplane stiffener A backplane stiffener mounts in a channel defined between parallel rows of connectors on a backplane. In a first embodiment, the stiffener has a substantially U-shaped cross section and has a maximum width less than the width of the channel. The sidewalls... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5283514 | Fast response current regulator for DC power supply A current regulating, transconductance amplifier is connected to the load capacitor of a backplane system. The load capacitor is connected close to the load inside the feedback loop of the regulating amplifier. The frequency response shaping networks of t... | 02/01/1994 |
| 4750088 | Card cage A card cage for holding a plurality of printed circuit boards has aerodynamically designed card guides and air deflectors that are configured to direct air flow across components mounted on the printed circuit boards. The card cage has a substantially rec... | 06/07/1988 |
