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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052231 | Blanking panel for equipment rack or enclosure A blanking panel is provided for use with equipment racks or enclosures that house electronic components, and is configured to facilitate installation of the panel with a pair of vertical mounting rails or flanges of a rack or enclosure without the use of tools or o... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7784889 | Switchgear cabinet with a rack and/or panel elements A switchgear cabinet with a rack and/or panel elements, wherein a mounting plate can be attached to an interior of the switchgear cabinet. A lower edge of the mounting plate has sliding elements, wherein one or several spacing elements are fastened on a rear panel e... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7494197 | Cabinet for home appliance Cabinet for a home appliance including a base panel 10, one pair of side panels 20 respectively provided to side ends of the base panel 10, each having a size of holes 21 in a front end, a front panel 30 provided to front ends of t... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7395683 | Control panel assembly for washing machine A control panel assembly for a washing machine, where the control panel can be easily assembled to the washing machine. The control panel includes a recess provided to an outer case of the washing machine and a control panel mounted in the recess. The control panel ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377602 | Bezel mounting assembly with slidable lock member A bezel mounting assembly includes a bezel (10), a front panel (30) defining a pair of apertures (31), and a locking device (20) attached to the bezel for securing the bezel to the front panel. The bezel includes a pair of pillars (121... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7363789 | Computer network equipment enclosure having exchangeable securing mechanisms An enclosure suitable for housing computer/network equipment for which controlled access is desirable. The enclosure has at least one, preferably two, enclosure doors secured by respective lock assemblies selected from a group consisting of a lock cylinder assembly,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7319584 | Casing for notebook computer A device and method is provided for providing a notebook computer casing whose contour and outward features can be change by the user. The device includes a main body, at least one decorative piece that can be fixed on and detached from the main body at random. The ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315458 | Fixing mechanism for fixing a functional extension card to a mechanical frame A fixing mechanism for functional extension cards is disclosed, which can be fixed by fixing bolt thereof to the mechanical frame of a computer system having at least a first positioning hole and a second positioning hole, and to a bayonet board of the functional ex... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7289318 | Auxiliary fixing mechanism for an interface card An auxiliary fixing mechanism is used for fixing an interface card to the housing of a computer. The auxiliary fixing mechanism includes an I/O window and an auxiliary fastener. The I/O window has a fixing slot and a first screw hole. The auxiliary fastener includes... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267138 | Manifold cabinet A manifold cabinet includes an enclosure having a back wall, a top wall, a pair of side walls, at least two partition walls, a center opening and at least two outside edge openings. The partition walls have a plurality of openings and are attached within the enclosu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269024 | Printed wiring assembly retainer A retainer secures one or more printed wiring assemblies in a processor unit. In one embodiment, the retainer has one or more protuberances that abut against a wiring assembly to secure it in place, or sit within a cutout section in the wiring assembly to secure the... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255640 | Cable and air management adapter system for enclosures housing electronic equipment The present invention provides a cable-air management adapter system (“CAMAS”) that addresses airflow, heat buildup and cable routing concerns in enclosures that house electronic equipment. The CAMAS allows users to work from a single frame to increase an enclos... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249811 | Apparatus for assembling/disassembling screen of projection television An apparatus for assembling/disassembling a screen of a projection television. The apparatus has a front mask, a plurality of brackets, and a plurality of lockers. The screen is placed on the front mask. The plurality of brackets are combined with the front mask so ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7242576 | Quick release structures for a computer Quick release couplings for releasably coupling components of a computer to the computer are disclosed. The quick release coupling mechanisms are generally configured to allow tool-less placement of the components relative to the computer. That is, the quick release... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239507 | Slot frame with guide tabs for reducing EMI gaps An apparatus for reducing shielding gaps associated with the mounting of peripheral cards in a computer system. A computer system chassis includes a frame mounted thereupon, the frame having at least one opening adjacent to a peripheral card slot. The frame includes... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7227760 | Fastening structure for add-on card An add-on card fastening structure is proposed, which is used for fastening an add-on card on a housing of an electronic device, wherein the housing of the electronic device is provided with a first positioning portion and a first coupling portion. The add-on card f... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7218512 | Mounting apparatus for storage devices A mounting apparatus for a storage device (40) include a storage bracket (20) and a fixing plate (60). The storage bracket has a side panel (23a) defining at least one groove (24) for slidingly receiving the storage device. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207636 | Modular cabinet system A modular cabinet structure, process, and system are provided, in which a modular cabinet structure comprises a structural frame comprising a first side and a second side, and a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the frame structure comprises... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192102 | Control panel assembly A control panel assembly of a home appliance enables a planar contact to be made during a thermal fusion of a display panel to a control panel, so that a secure adhesion between the display panel and control panel can be established regardless of design contours of ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7180474 | Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a data driver that is common to a main screen and a sub screen, and the data driver applies, to the main screen, a tone voltage corresponding to display data from a CPU, and during a vertical blanking time-period of the main screen, the ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180748 | Front panel fitting apparatus The present invention provides a front panel fitting apparatus capable of fitting and removing a front panel quickly and easily with a small force. A pair of left and right leg parts 4 provided on the underside of a front panel 2 have respectively: leg... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7137677 | Refrigerator A refrigerator including an improved lower cover. The refrigerator comprises a main body having a storage compartment defined therein, and a lower cover mounted to the lower end of the front part of the main body such that the front part of the lower cover and the f... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7126828 | System and method for retaining cards in an information handling system A card retention system comprises a chassis and a bracket provided to secure to the chassis by a first retention member. The first retention member is selectively oriented in one of a first position and a second position. The first position limits lateral movement o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7113407 | Low profile expansion card retaining clip A low profile expansion card retaining clip is disclosed. In one aspect, the present disclosure teaches a chassis component forming a part of a chassis including a panel having an aperture formed therein. The aperture maintains access to a computer component. The co... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086206 | Window lights and frames for foam core doors In a door constructed of spaced apart skins mounted on a rectangular frame and reinforced with the core between the skins filled with a plastic foam, a window or door light frame system consists of a two part frame system with a window light permanently installed in... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082036 | Bezel mounting assembly A bezel mounting assembly includes a bezel (10), a front panel (30), and a latch (50). The bezel includes a pair of first catches (111) extending therefrom. The front panel includes a pair of first slots (35). The latch includes a ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7057903 | Interface card fixture for a computer system A fixture assembly for securing a card in a computer includes a computer chassis with at least one slot opening and a window above the slot opening. A card is installed in the computer so that an external interface of the card matches up with a slot opening in the c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7035117 | Expansion card mounting apparatus An expansion card mounting apparatus includes a rear panel (10), a pressing body (50) pivotably attached to the rear panel, and two retention members (70) attached to the pressing body. The rear panel defines two retention slots, and includes a ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027306 | Mounting apparatus for motherboard A mounting apparatus for a motherboard (10) providing a plurality of apertures (14) includes a panel (20), a support plate (40) attached to the panel and a fastener (50) for fastening the motherboard to the support plate. The panel... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997530 | Fastening system for appliance cabinet assembly An appliance cabinet side wall is secured to a front frame member by a first mechanical fastening element of a fastening system. Subsequently, a trim piece is attached along the side wall through the use of a second mechanical fastening element which is threadably c... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997635 | Latch structure for removably mounting a side panel of an electronic product A latch structure for a mobile electronic device (1), for example, a personal digital assistant (PDA) is disclosed. The latch structure comprises a side flange (20) of a cover (10) and a side panel (30). The side flange (20) includ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6950313 | Interface card fastener The present invention relates to an interface card fastener, which is set in a computer system host or any other electronic device comprising expansion slots, comprising a bracket and a plurality of pivot assemblies. The bracket is set upon the frame above the expan... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6937481 | Apparatus for holding cards in a computer and method of using same A computer is provided including a chassis at least partially defining an interior for housing a plurality of cards and a clip having an end portion pivotally mounted to the chassis at a point of rotation, the clip having of a latch at an end portion opposite the po... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932443 | Outdoor cabinet for electrical components A cabinet and associated method are provided for storage of electrical components. In one embodiment, the cabinet includes a chamber including a number of side walls and a top cap and a canted ceiling formed by the top cap. A first overhang portion is defined by a w... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932447 | Computer enclosure with locking bar A computer enclosure includes a base (10), a side panel (80), a top panel (90), and a locking bar (50). The locking bar independently and readily secures the side and top panels to the enclosure. Either of the side and top panels can be d... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6920048 | Low profile expansion card retaining clip A low profile expansion card retaining clip is disclosed. In one aspect, the present disclosure teaches a chassis component forming a part of a chassis including a panel having an aperture formed therein. The aperture maintains access to a computer component. The co... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912552 | Method and system for migrating stored data to a build-to-order computing system A method and system for migrating data to a build-to-order computing system is provided. The method comprises storing an image at a remote site. The image comprises data stored on a computing system. An order is received to provide a second computing system to a cus... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6899407 | Device for quickly detaching and reassembling the frontmask of a computer casing The invention is a device for quickly detaching and reassembling a frontmask of a computer casing including a movable device. The movable device consists of an anchor, a plurality of sliding clips, two wedge-shaped push-heads, a retraction spring, a handle and some ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6853552 | Extendable computer cartridge receptacle system A cartridge receptacle receives a cartridge that features a computer adapter card. The cartridge receptacle includes a side with first and second card guides attached to that side. The first and second card guides are dimensioned to cooperate with retaining structur... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6844507 | Draft protection device for a balance, and balance equipped with the draft protection device A draft protection device (2) has a wind-blocking body (20; 21) that consists of at least two panel elements (20A,20B, 20C; 21A, 21B) and partially encloses the weighing compartment of a balance (1) in which a ... | 01/18/2005 |
