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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8058569 | Gaskets for providing environmental sealing and/or electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding A gasket generally includes upper and lower members and first and second oppositely-disposed lateral members. The first and second oppositely-disposed lateral members connect the lower member to the upper member such that a spaced distance separates the lower member... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7709748 | Shielding apparatus A shielding apparatus for electromagnetic testing includes a platform, a lid forming a cavity, a driving unit, and an elastic gasket attached to a bottom of the lid around a rim adjacent the cavity. The platform is for placing an electronic device to be tested. The ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7683267 | Collapsible EMC gasket A method and associated assembly is provided for a collapsible EMC gasket is provided. In one embodiment, the gasket comprises a flexible conductive sheet disposed between corner of a first and a second surface of a computer frame capable of housing electronic compo... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7528328 | Gaskets for protecting fingerprint readers from electrostatic discharge surges According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of gaskets that can protect fingerprint readers from receiving electrostatic discharge surges when a user's finger is placed in contact with the electronic scanning portion of the fingerprint reader. I... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7504591 | Electromagnetic shielding gasket and electronic device provided therewith An electromagnetic shielding gasket is provided, which is capable of reducing the amount of projection from the inner surface of a first opposing wall having gasket holding holes and is less likely to come off through the gasket holding holes in the direction from t... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7488900 | Gaskets for providing environmental sealing and/or electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding A gasket generally includes a base member having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a top member having an inner surface and an outer surface. The gasket also has first and second oppositely-disposed lateral members curving generally inwardly relative to eac... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7442880 | Contact spring assembly The present invention relates to a method of securing a reliable electrical contact between two adjacent surfaces by means of a contact spring (30) of a contact spring assembly (1). The secure and reliable contact is achieved by providing excellent con... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438564 | Retaining and grounding clip for adapter module An adapter module used to convert optical signals to electrical signals or electrical signals to optical signals utilizing a “C” shaped retaining clip to secure the adapter module housing together. The retaining clips are used in place of screws, rivets or snap ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7399931 | Gaskets for protecting fingerprint readers from electrostatic discharge surges According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of gaskets that can protect fingerprint readers from receiving electrostatic discharge surges when a user's finger is placed in contact with the electronic scanning portion of the fingerprint reader. I... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390975 | Self-aligning electromagnetic interference gaskets for customer removable modules An electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket for an electronic module comprises a valley feature formed on one side of an EMI gasket and a crown feature formed on the other side of the EMI gasket in order to complement the valley. One or more EMI gaskets are used to... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7372706 | Surge protection A rack-mountable in-line surge protection system includes a chassis configured to mount to an equipment rack, the chassis including: an electrically-conductive buss, an electrically-conductive ground member coupled to the buss and configured and disposed to be conne... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7338547 | EMI-absorbing air filter Electro-magnetic-energy absorbing materials are used to treat air filters, such as those used in association with electronic equipment thereby suppressing the transmission of electromagnetic interference (EMI) therethrough. Disclosed are processes and materials for ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326861 | Shielding cover having cooling fin and optical scanning device The present invention insulates the source of noise efficiently by forming a thick noise insulating portion to the cover to tightly seal a drive unit which generates heat and noise and at the same time, increases the cooling effect of cooling fins by making the surf... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7285731 | EMI gasket The invention relates to an EMI gasket formed by joining coated steel (3) and a contact backing (1). The coated steel (3) has elongated openings (4), into which projections (2) provided on the contact backing fit, seizing by their ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277300 | Vent grid and electronic apparatus employing the same A vent grid has parallel first electrically-conductive members and parallel second electrically-conductive members intersecting with the first electrically-conductive members. The intersection between the first and second electrically-conductive members is forced to... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263756 | Lance-tab mounting method A method for mounting a fingerstock EMI shielding gasket on a sheet metal structure includes the steps of forming tabs which protrude from the surface of the sheet metal structure. The shielding gasket, which has a generally D-shaped cross section with at least one ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7183500 | Electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter with passive noise cancellation The application describes embodiments of an apparatus including a plurality of first channels, each having an inlet, an outlet, and a first path length between the inlet and the outlet, and a plurality of second channels, each having an inlet, an outlet, and a secon... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7170013 | Spring fingers with end extensions In various embodiments, an electromagnetic shielding apparatus and method is provided. In one representative embodiment, an electromagnetic shielding apparatus is provided that comprises a plurality of spring fingers ganged together. At least one of the spring finge... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150089 | Enhanced heat transfer for housings An apparatus that has housing for containing objects. The housing has two heat-conducting partial-boundaries having an interface between them. The apparatus also has a medium for enhancing heat transfer across the interface. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7104843 | Receptacle A receptacle comprises a receptacle housing having a body, a plug interface portion extending therefrom, and a contact support member with pivot areas formed therein for urging contacts disposed in the housing into alignment. A receptacle further comprises a shieldi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6646197 | High performance EMI shield for electronic equipment The present invention relates to an electronic module which has a honeycomb material held within a solid metal frame as the top and bottom of the module. This structure provides increased capacity for convective cooling and increased electromagnetic radia... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6621000 | Perforated EMI gasket A computer chassis includes a first metal portion and a second metal portion. A mating edge connection is provided between the first and second portions. A gasket is mounted in the edge connection. The gasket includes a compressible strip of electromagnet... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6239358 | I/O shield for electronic assemblies An I/O shield for electronic assemblies includes a shielding plate with a variety of receiving slots disposed therein and a pair of side walls extending from opposite edges thereof. The shielding plate is guided into a corresponding opening defined in a c... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6239360 | Grounding structure for electromagnetic wave shield An electromagnetic shield includes a resin substrate having a surface coated with an electromagnetic shielding paint. A grounding structure includes a metal plate held in abutment against the surface of the substrate coated with the paint. The metal plate... | 05/29/2001 |
| 4864076 | Electromagnetic shielding and environmental sealing device An electromagnetic shielding and environmental sealing device includes an elastomer strip that is attached to a metal strip. The metal strip includes a base member and a plurality of fingers that extend from one edge of the base member at an angle. The el... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4795975 | Thermal and electromagnetic shield for power meter A power meter device having a transparent part and an electronic signal transmitter to permit remote meter reading has a thermal and electromagnetic interference shield for protecting the electronic transmitter means from high temperatures and r.f. interf... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4792879 | Mounting structure for electric and electronic circuit elements A proximity switch or contactless switch circuit comprises within a casing a flexible insulating carrier provided along a component side with a multiplicity of electronic components connected by conductive strips to form the contactless or proximity switc... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4791236 | Releasable flexible conductive jacket An electrically conductive removable jacket is provided for wire bundles or the like. The jacket comprises a flattened knitted metal wire tube with a strip of hook and loop fastener stitched along each longitudinal edge so that a tubular jacket is formed ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4762966 | Electromagnetic signal interference shielding gasket apparatus The present invention uses a plurality of spaced contact fingers to provide EMI (electromagnetic interference) shielding at the gap junction between the edge of a sheet metal panel and its butt interface with a narrow flat surface. Each of the fingers com... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4750957 | Method of making a shield that is substantially opaque to electromagnetic radiation A shield which is substantially opaque to electro-magnetic radiation is formed by connecting together webs or strips of a sheet of metallized flexible shielding material, the pieces being placed together in overlapping or abutting relation and secured by ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4731500 | Electrical shielding tape and method of making same Disclosed is flexible electrical shielding and a method of making the same for self-adherent assembly to an object to protect the object from electrical fields and static. The shielding comprises a nonconductive strip embraced by a flattened tube of condu... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4710590 | Sealing device in metal cabinets, which screens off electro-magnetic fields A sealing device in metal cabinets, which are used to screen off electromagnetic fields, for compressing metallic gaskets along the edges of its door. The device includes an elongate element (3,5,18) the length of which conforms with that of the door (1,2... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4631641 | Electronic apparatus with electro-magnetic interference screening An electrically conductive enclosure, consisting of side, top, and bottom members, extends between a ground conductor on a backpanel and electrically conductive faceplates at front edges of circuit boards inserted into connectors on the backpanel and guid... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4572921 | Electromagnetic shielding device An electromagnetic shielding device includes a continuous metallic strip having a plurality of fingers defining spaces therebetween, and a base portion including a plurality of segments which are arranged so as to securely mount the shielding device in a ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4520562 | Method for manufacturing an elastic composite body with metal wires embedded therein The invention provides a novel and improved method for manufacturing an elongated piece of a composite body composed of a rubber or plastic body of an elongated form and a plurality of electroconductive linear bodies embedded in or bonded on the surface o... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4494520 | Sheathing system for automotive or marine ignition wires Automotive or marine ignition wires have braided metallic sheaths extending along their lengths and terminating at an electrically insulating distance from end regions of the wires. A metal bar strip bearing metal spring clips sized for resiliently grippi... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4487995 | Anchoring braided metal sheath on ignition wire A braided metal sheath 11 is anchored on an ignition wire 10 to protectively encase wire 10 and leave the sheath ends 14 spaced at an electrically insulating distance from terminal end regions 9 of wire 10 to prevent shorting out the ignition wire. The an... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4414425 | Broadband non-contacting RF shielding gasket An RF gasket for reducing the flow of energy in the interface area between two conductive surfaces includes a plurality of stub pairs. These stub-pairs are dimensioned to form sub-groups of low impedance paths between the two conductive surfaces with each... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4399316 | Non-contacting RF shielding device A non-contacting RF shielding means is provided to inhibit the flow of energy in a given frequency band through an interface area between two conductive surfaces. A series of stub-like members are provided which are open circuited at one end and connected... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4396795 | Non-contacting RF shielding gasket with molded stub members An RF shielding gasket is provided for establishing low impedance paths, in a given frequency range, in the interface area between two conductive surfaces. The gasket includes a first and second plurality of stubs. The stubs are joined to one another by a... | 08/02/1983 |
