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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6678005 | Method and system for displaying video signals A method and system for notifying a viewer of the arrival or presence of one or more video input signals in a video display system, such as a personal computer (PC) or television (TV) system. If a video signal is already present, the system may optionally... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6470403 | System for determining status of multiple interlocking FIFO buffer structures based on the position of at least one pointer of each of the multiple FIFO buffers One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for using at least two first-in, first-out ("FIFO") buffers in a pipelined bus, comprising, interlocking the at least two FIFO buffers, wherein the act of interlocking comprises defining a transa... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6363398 | Database access using active server pages A method and system for accessing a database management system running on a server computer from within a JAVA applet running on a client computer. The JAVA applet prepares a URL to address an active server page on the server computer, embedding a databas... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6324608 | Method for hot swapping of network components Methods of removing and replacing data processing circuitry are provided comprising removing a network interface module from the computer without powering down the computer and removing an interface card from the network interface module. The further acts... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6272648 | System for communicating a software-generated pulse waveform between two servers in a network A system for monitoring the status of a first server in a server network with a second server in the network, and also for providing synchronization and messaging capability between the two servers, the system including: a device coupled to first and seco... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6233147 | Apparatus for securing a component in a computer chassis An apparatus for securing a component in a computer chassis. The apparatus provides a tray that may be made from a resilient material in which the computer component is encased. The computer component is thereby isolated from physical shock applied to the... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6186800 | Circuit board grounding and support structure The present invention provides for an apparatus for grounding and supporting a circuit board such as a motherboard in the chassis of a computer. The apparatus enables use of either a specially manufactured motherboard or an off-the-shelf motherboard in a ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6161882 | Closure method for devices having a stylus A closure system useful for securing a device having a stylus. In a first embodiment, the closure system includes a housing having first and second housing members, the first housing member being configured to matingly contact the second housing member wh... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6148355 | Configuration management method for hot adding and hot replacing devices A configuration management system and method for adding or replacing devices in a bus in a computer system. The configuration system creates and maintains a memory structure having bus and device configuration information. The system includes a configurat... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6124552 | Motherboard screwless mounting spacer Disclosed is a device for mounting a planar electrical component, such as a computer motherboard, to a chassis. In one embodiment, the device includes a spacer including a coiled wall configured to be positioned between the board and the chassis, and an e... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6098284 | Method of retentively attaching a ribbon cable connector to a device Disclosed is a method of releasably attaching a ribbon cable to a hardware device. In one embodiment, the method comprises attaching the ribbon cable to a ribbon cable connector having an internal retaining mechanism, coupling the ribbon cable connector t... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6089637 | Device for carrying a stack of trays Disclosed is a device for supporting and transporting at least one object which has a plurality of apertures extending therethrough. The device comprises a handle, and a plurality of legs connected to the handle. At least a portion of the legs are configu... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6089167 | Electrostatic discharge safe work station A work station for assembling equipment comprises a rotatable work surface, a fixed work surface and a support frame. The rotatable work surface is rotatably mounted to the fixed work surface which is, in turn, mounted to the support frame. The work stati... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6084781 | Assembly aid for mounting packaged integrated circuit devices to printed circuit boards An apparatus and method for surface-mounting ball grid array integrated circuit (IC) devices to printed circuit boards. A thin single- or multi-layer sheet of nonconductive material having a plurality of apertures corresponding to the leads of the IC devi... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6078871 | Method of displaying a status condition of a battery A method of displaying a status condition of a smart battery being charged by a smart battery charger. The method includes: transmitting data from the smart battery to a computer, wherein the smart battery charger is external to the computer; processing s... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6058055 | System for testing memory A system for efficiently testing and diagnosing memory arrays. One embodiment of the testing system efficiently identifies faulty memory cells in a memory chip, and subsequently removes the memory chip containing the faulty memory cells from the testing p... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6052892 | Adaptor tool for mounting components on printed circuit boards An adaptor tool for mounting components on printed circuit boards. The adaptor tool has two capture members that define an opening sized to receive the component. The capture members are linked together such that the application of torque to the adaptor t... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6054682 | Method and system for reducing water vapor in integrated circuit packages prior to reflow A system and method for assembling components onto a circuit board is disclosed. The system includes: a thermal chamber for receiving a plurality of components therein and for heating the plurality of components at a predetermined temperature for a predet... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6049896 | Method and system for indicating computer status A monitor system for computer equipment under test comprising a system monitor in communication with a storage element and a status indicator. The system monitor scans video memory for values indicative of a pass, fail or test in progress condition. The s... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6048222 | Retentive ribbon cable connector Disclosed is a connector device for retentively connecting a ribbon cable to a mating, connector. In one embodiment, the connector device defines a slot that mates with a hardware device of a computer. The connector device includes an internal retaining m... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6046742 | Display of system information A method for organizing and displaying management information regarding the hardware and software components in a computer network. The invention organizes the data into major component groups and displays these groups and their devices in clear, descript... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6014901 | Extraction force tester An extraction force tester which measures the force necessary to remove header pins from the sockets of a cable connector in a steady straight line motion, the extraction force tester includes: a base, a tensile force gauge slidably mounted to the base an... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6006166 | Apparatus for testing a controller with random constraints An apparatus for testing an IDE controller with random constraints, the apparatus including: an IDE controller module for simulating the IDE controller, wherein the IDE controller includes at least one channel and a host interface; a control module for ge... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5982147 | System for displaying a status condition of a battery A system for displaying a status condition of a smart battery. The system includes: a charging unit for receiving and charging the smart battery; a first data bus, located within the charging unit and coupled to a microprocessor located within the smart b... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5905910 | System for multi-threaded disk drive operation in a computer system using an interrupt processor software module analyzing and processing interrupt signals to control data transfer A system for multi-threaded disk drive interrupt processing uses a flag register containing encoded data bits to indicate the current status of at least two disk drives. Instructions in a basic input-output system (BIOS) causes a central processing unit (... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5793943 | System for a primary BIOS ROM recovery in a dual BIOS ROM computer system A computer system includes a dual basic input-output system (BIOS) read-only memory (ROM) system to initialize the computer. When the computer is first powered on or reset, the primary BIOS ROM is initially enabled. The computer analyzes the entire progra... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5794032 | System for the identification and configuration of computer hardware peripherals A system for the automatic identification and configuration of a computer peripheral uses an initialization program to send one or more query instructions to a peripheral device such as a CD-ROM drive. In response to the query instructions, the CD-ROM dri... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5755471 | Actuator stem and actuator design having a D-shaped cross-section An improved actuator stem and actuator design are provided that greatly increase the accuracy of actuator type precision operations, such as surface mounted electrical component placement, die and attach tooling movements, and tape and reel part storage t... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5537204 | Automatic optical pick and place calibration and capability analysis system for assembly of components onto printed circuit boards A method and apparatus for calibrating and performing statistical capability analysis of a pick-and-place machine comprise loading a glass fiducial plate onto a workholder of a pick-and-place machine, loading a glass slide onto a part placement nozzle of ... | 07/16/1996 |
