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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6147878 | Secure latch locking clip A locking clip is disclosed for use with modular circuit packs that mount in mounting racks, and the insertion and extraction of circuit packs from a mounting rack is facilitated using a lever that is attached to the face plate of each circuit pack. When ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6147873 | CPU module mounting rack A CPU module mounting rack includes bottom rail mounted on a mother board at the top to hold a CPU connector on the mother board, two holder frames mounted on the mother board at the top and holding the bottom rail therebetween, two upright rails respecti... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6128196 | Circuit board chassis A chassis system for housing a plurality of circuit boards, such as PCI standard bus boards, provides a rack-mountable chassis having an open front side and a motherboard with a plurality of board connectors arranged side-by-side with respect to the front... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6128187 | Cardcage for circuit cards The present invention provides an improved cardcage design. The improvements result from the formation of an integral cardcage side using a construction method involving precision punched sheet aluminum that is precision formed into final configuration. T... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6128202 | Programmable logic controller seismic support bracket for nuclear applications To prevent damage to the electrical connections between PLC modules and a backplane during seismic and other vibrational disturbances, a bracket is used having two parallel side members attached to the backplane and a lower support bar connected between t... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123565 | Motor-vehicle control unit A motor-vehicle control unit having an electrical circuit on a support, which may be a printed circuit board or metal plate with stamped conductors. The motor-vehicle control unit includes a plug-in body encasing components of the electrical circuit and i... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6122176 | Mounting system for easier on-line replacement of odd-sized circuit cards in a card cage A mounting system for facilitating removal and replacement of circuit cards in a card cage includes a carrier having a generally planar shape and having a plurality of location holes therethrough. A first circuit card edge support is disposed at the botto... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6115258 | Circuit board chassis A chassis system for housing a plurality of circuit boards, such as PCI standard bus boards, provides a rack-mountable chassis having an open front side and a motherboard with a plurality of board connectors arranged side-by-side with respect to the front... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6115247 | Method and apparatus for aligning portable computers of varying widths in a variable width docking station A docking station for a first portable computer and also for a second portable computer, where second portable computer is wider than the first portable computer. The docking station has a base plate and a width variation guide pair, which is compressible... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6104621 | Torsional hinging mechanism A wireless communications device, such as a cellular telephone, is provided with a torsional hinging mechanism for rotatably coupling a flip cover to the device's main body. The torsional hinging mechanism both minimizes lateral loading and causes the fli... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6094358 | Card stiffener optimized for connector engagement A method and implementing system are described in which planar board or motherboard stiffness is provided through a support structure mounted to the planar. The support structure includes support bars connected together to form a stiffening structure for ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6088232 | Device for quickly guiding and positioning a main PC board A device for quickly guiding and positioning a main PC board in which the main PC board may be quickly and firmly installed (or removed from) on a computer housing, including one or more rotatable arrow-shaped push retaining blocks screwably secured on an... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6078504 | Universal adapter bracket for communications devices A universal adapter bracket for installing standard form factor adapter cards such as PCI cards into larger expansion slots of a communications device, such as a router or switch. The adapter bracket has a front face with angled flanges forming an apertur... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6075709 | Memory adapter A memory adapter having a first cover (50), a circuit board (60), a second cover (70) detachably connected the circuit board (60) to the first cover (50) and a third cover (80) detachably connected with the first cover (50) and abutted the second cover (7... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6075706 | PC card for receiving chip card A PC card (10) of standard width and thickness (e.g. 54 mm and 5 mm) is constructed to receive a chip card (20) of smaller width and thickness (e.g. 18 mm and 0.8 mm) so the PC card can be used to connect contact pads (60) of the chip card to an electroni... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6064574 | Foldable retention mechanism A foldable retention mechanism includes a pair of bases, two retaining arm members and two locking members. The retaining arm members are attached to the corresponding base. Each retaining arm member defines a guiding slot. A locking member is positioned ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6058025 | Computer tailgate having expansion slot alignment pins A tailgate assembly of a computer including a tailgate member having a plurality of slots behind which may be positioned removable expansion boards, and an EMC gasket between the tailgate member and the expansion boards. An alignment pin projects from the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6046912 | Computer system having riser board expansion capability A computer system is described having a chassis, a motherboard coupled to the chassis, the motherboard having at least one PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) connector, and a riser board coupled to the at least one PCI connector. When installed, a su... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6038131 | Electrical component mounting assembly including special guide structure for receiving a component package regardless of orientation of the package relative to the guides A mounting structure for mounting circuit components on circuit boards, and particularly for mounting packaged processors on computer mother-boards. The structure includes a pair of retractable guides for mounting the processor package onto the circuit bo... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6034571 | Oscillator module having a multi-layered base with a cover An oscillator includes a multi-layered base. Circuit patterns are formed on a first main surface and the inside of the multi-layered base. Holes through which wiring patterns of the individual layers of the base are connected are formed within the multi-l... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6030060 | Adjustable circuit card storage device An adjustable circuit card storage device including a first and second support member which are substantially parallel and opposingly spaced from one another and defining a space for accommodating a plurality of circuit cards substantially normally there ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6031725 | Method and apparatus for mounting a microprocessor module in a computer A computer having a retention module connected to the circuit board of the module for receiving a cartridge containing a microprocessor. The retention module has a base member for mounting to the chassis, and a retention member formed integrally with the ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027535 | Battery charger for power tools A charger for a rechargeable battery pack of a power tool includes a housing and a printed circuit board on which electrical components are mounted. The printed circuit board being mounted in the housing. The housing includes vent openings disposed below ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6023415 | Apparatus for electro-magnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) containment with in a chassis A printed circuit board and bulkhead assembly with I/O connectors that may be slidingly mated with a rear panel bulkhead frame of a computer chassis without removing the rear panel and without having to remove any mounting hardware. The I/O connectors are... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6008995 | Card cage accommodating PC cards of different size A card cage for mounting printed circuit cards of at least two sizes is disclosed. The card cage includes an insert removably mounted to a mounting bar position between first and second ends of the card cage. The insert extends along a portion of the widt... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5984688 | IEEE 1386 compliant PMC card which permits use of PCMCIA cards A PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) is disclosed which complies with the IEEE 1386 form factor specification and incorporates a PCMCIA card connector so that readily available PCMCIA cards can be used with a PMC. By removing approximately one-half of the usual PMC... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5982627 | Card retention latch including card guide and locking frame A frame is provided at the front end of the adapter card receiving area of a personal computer which includes card guides, a flex bar for retaining inserted cards and a dual function blocking member which has opposed blocking surfaces so arranged that the... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5963427 | Multi-chip module with flexible circuit board An improved memory module for mounting chips. The memory module has a circuit board which is at least partially flexible between a first part and a second part. The first part is mounted horizontally over a second circuit board, such as a mother board. Th... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5954208 | Holder for remote control units A holder for multiple remote control units includes a plurality of generally planar tiers pivotally coupled to a cylindrical support at one end. The tiers are pivotable to separate at angular positions and secured by an elongated fastener or the like. Emb... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5949645 | Electronic unit An electronic unit with a mother board carrier beneath a service carrier in a housing. The carriers are independently movable between retracted use positions and forward access positions for maintenance. Service components are hence of no hindrance when r... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5943215 | PCI riser card support PCI cards are plugged into vertical risers, the lower edges of which have been plugged into a motherboard. This involves a considerable force being applied to the riser card, both during insertion and removal, and may damage the card or the underlying mot... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5930118 | Receiving device for components directly connected with a board A receiving device for component parts, such as electric assemblies, is connected directly to a circuit board. The weight of the electric assembly is carried by a supporting device on contacting the circuit board. A connector which is part of the electric... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5923532 | Lanced card guide A card guide for receiving one or more circuit cards in an electronic device is disclosed. The card guide comprises a generally rectangular plate having a plurality of guides formed thereon for receiving and holding the circuit cards. A plurality of perfo... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5923620 | Module structure and electronic device A baseplate-free module includes a circuit board 1 held between housings 41 and 42. The circuit board 1 has engaging holes 17 in which hooks 41a, 42a of the housings 41 and 42 are engaged for assembling purposes to thereby eliminate the need for a basepla... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5912807 | Case for cable assemblies and a circuit board Packaging (1) for cable assemblies (2), is constructed with cable assemblies (2) in a case (3), the cable assemblies (2) being routed along an interior of the case (3), a circuit board (4) positioned by the case (3) over the cable assemblies (2), and elec... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5909359 | Apparatus for a circuit board extender An apparatus to extend printed circuit board length allows for secure mounting of the printed circuit boards. More particularly, the extender bracket apparatus (30) is for stabilizing small or short, commercial off the shelf (COTS) circuit boards (20) for... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5905635 | Multi-level electronic module assembly An assembly of electronic modules comprises electronic modules supported by a support structure. Each electronic module is in the form of electronic components stacked on at least two levels which are separated by an intermediate layer. Each electronic mo... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5903441 | Method and apparatus for aligning a printed circuit board with a chassis An electronic device having a printed circuit board that must align with and connect to various devices on more than one edge of the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board having an isolation slot that creates a peninsula connection region near ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5894408 | Electronic cartridge which allows differential thermal expansion between components of the cartridge An electronic cartridge that may include a cover which is attached to a thermal element. A substrate may be located between the thermal element and the cover. The cartridge may include a first pin which extends from the thermal element through a datum hol... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5883787 | Floating guided connector and method A user accessible connector includes a contact support frame shaped to fit in an external housing, a spring contact attached to the contact support frame for contacting the apparatus PCB, and a guide pin attached to the contact support frame and having a ... | 03/16/1999 |
