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...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6618261 | Electrical sensor mount A sensor mount assembly including a housing, fastener and a lever mechanism. The housing contains a sensor having two electrical leads and includes an integral flange adapted to receive a fastener. The fastener includes a body and a head. The body is rece... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6618260 | Removable expansion card cage An expansion enclosure allows additional expansion cards to be used with a computer system. The enclosure exhibits a small footprint (e.g., one rack unit, or 13/4 inches) for installation in a rack or other area in which space is limited. The enclosure ac... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6614661 | Covering device for ceramic modules The covering device covers a ceramic module with electronic components arranged between a ceramic substrate and an upper covering plate of the covering device. The covering device is spaced apart by spacers from the surface of the ceramic substrate fitted... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6611433 | Motherboard module A motherboard module includes a motherboard, a backboard, and a modular mechanism. The modular mechanism for fast assembly and disassembly of a motherboard includes an upright, an upstanding structure, and a fastener. The upstanding structure is used for ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6608762 | Midplane for data processing apparatus A data processing apparatus, having a first plurality of circuit boards arranged generally side-by-side and a second plurality of circuit boards arranged generally side-by-side, the first plurality of circuit boards being mounted to the second plurality o... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6608764 | Telecommunications patch panel A telecommunications module with a circuit board including pairs of connectors mounting on both sides of the circuit board held within a housing by structure that holds the circuit board offset from the front and rear of the module and connectors accessib... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6606253 | Scalable internet engine A scalable Internet engine is comprised of a large number of commercially available server boards each arranged as an engine blade in a power and space efficient cabinet. The engine blades are removably positioned in a front side of the cabinet in a verti... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6599134 | Transverse backplane A low profile, 1U expansion PC board for mounting at least two PCI connectors, mountable by a male-to-male connector to a PCI matrix on the transverse side of a 1U PICMG computer backplane. Additional mechanical security is provided by mounting stanchions... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6600660 | Plug-in unit storage rack-type apparatus A plug-in unit storage rack-type apparatus includes a plurality of plug-in units, and a subrack. The subrack stores, from a front side, the plurality of plug-in units at a pitch including a clearance for preventing interference to an adjacent unit. The pl... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6594151 | Frame support for a printed board assembly An assembly includes a substrate with mounting apertures. A frame is disposed through the apertures, optionally in a non-core area of the substrate, where a chassis at least partially encompasses a portion of the substrate. A component is coupled with the... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6590782 | Telecommunications chassis and card A chassis and associated telecommunication circuit card are disclosed. The chassis has heat dissipation and flame containment features while accommodating a high density of the circuitry cards. Embodiments include an inner housing with a double-layer midd... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6587354 | Telecommunication assembly A telecommunication assembly having a plurality of slots for receiving a plurality of modules therein. The telecommunication assembly couples to a telecommunication network and includes a plurality of distinct backplane circuit boards secured therein for ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6583991 | High air flow inlet bezel The disclosed device is directed towards an air inlet bezel. The air inlet bezel comprises a body and a system air inlet grill contiguous with the body. A power supply air inlet grill is contiguous with the body and proximate to the system air inlet grill... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6580617 | Fixing rack for positioning a storage device into a computer A detachable fixing rack is provided for positioning a storage device on the housing of a computer. The fixing rack includes a main body, an engaging element, and a rotating element. After the engaging element of the fixing rack is placed against a locati... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6580616 | Multiple circuit board adapter A card cage having a series of circuit board slots may be modified using various components of a circuit board adapter. The card cage has a series of slots, each slot having common dimensions and including card guides adapted to house a full height circui... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6570772 | Portable terminal device A portable terminal device having: a circuit board having electronic component mounted thereon; a frame for receiving said circuit board therein; a reinforcement member in contact with the frame and for reinforcing the frame; and a cover fitted to the fra... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6570770 | Handle integrating mechanical functions with electronic status indicators and adjustment feature A handle for electronic components is provided that retains the mechanical function of prior art handles and provides for integration of electronic features, such as indicator lights and associated labels, on a portion of the handle. The present handle is... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6567274 | Faceplate An embodiment of the present invention provides a faceplate for a circuit board. The faceplate has first and second prongs protruding from a first end of the faceplate respectively at first and second sides of the faceplate. The first and second prongs ar... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6563714 | Mobile rack with IDE and USB interfaces A mobile rack with IDE and USB interfaces comprises an outer frame, and an outer circuit board. The outer frame has a central frame chamber. The outer circuit board is attached to the rear side of the outer frame with a 40-pin IDE interface connector and ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6556451 | Adjustable guide mechanism for computer add in card retention A card guide apparatus for retaining a PCI or ISA computer add-on card within a computer chassis frame. The card guide includes a bracket fixed to the computer chassis frame and a shuttle that is moveable between a first position disengaged with edges of ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6556449 | Backplane assembly with ejection mechanism The present invention is directed to a network chassis having a system backplane board, a subassembly backplane board, and at least one connector disposed on each of the system backplane board and subassembly backplane board for electrically connecting th... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6552916 | Electrical interference protection arrangement for embedded control computers The present invention relates to an arrangement and methods for protection against electrical interference in a control computer (1) adapted to control at least one external unit (2). The invention in characterized in that the control computer (1) compris... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6552915 | Communications apparatus and plug-in unit A telecommunications apparatus 10 includes a sub-rack unit 15 and a plurality of plug-in units inserted from a front side of the sub-rack unit 15 in a Y1 direction and mounted in the sub-rack unit 15. The plug-in unit 16 includes a plug-in unit main body ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6552914 | Circuit board assembly mechanism A circuit board assembly mechanism for assembling a first circuit board in suspension in the circuit board assembly mechanism includes a base and connecting bracket. The base has a pillar extruding from a bottom plate of the base and a side plate bending ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6549422 | Electronic system fire containment and suppression An electronic system fire containment and suppression apparatus that can include but is not limited to at least one PCB-localized fire containment and suppression structure which can include at least one printed circuit board (PCB) guide rail having at le... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6546615 | Embossing tool for circuit board holders having a working face with an H-shaped formation, and method of making circuit board holders using such tool A tool used in manufacturing circuit board holders from sheets of material has a working face for forming embossments on the sheets by repetitively striking the sheets therewith. The working face includes an H-shaped formation for forming two separate hal... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6545874 | Ultra compact computer arrangement A cubical computer housing assembly comprises first and second ends and four sides, which define an interior compartment for housing the various computer components. The first and second ends are rigidly connected to one another and are slidingly detachab... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6542383 | Systems for mounting electronic component modules Systems for mounting electronic components are provided. An exemplary system includes a module that is configured to mount to a chassis at a first pitch. The module incorporates a housing, which is adapted to at least partially encase an electronic compon... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6538900 | Computer enclosure with holder bracket A computer enclosure includes a chassis (40) and a holder bracket (10). A plurality of guideways (48) is defined in the chassis. A rear wall (46) of the chassis includes an opening (51), a plurality of screw holes (59), and a plurality of claws (57). The ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6538885 | Electronic circuit cooling with impingement plate One or more impingement plates, each of which includes one or more apertures, is located within an card cage running from top to bottom and from back to front of the card cage. Each impingement plate is located adjacent to one or more electronic component... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6535397 | Interconnect structure for interconnecting electronic modules An interconnect structure interconnects electronic modules and includes a backplane assembly formed from a substantially rigid backplane plate that carries RF connectors and a digital motherboard having digital connectors for mating with digital connector... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6532158 | Electronic apparatus comprising a group of chipcards Electronic device including a housing for receiving chipcards having electrical connection elements which are situated on at least one of their lateral faces, said electronic device including: chipcard holding means arranged to keep these cards each in a prede... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6525266 | Circuit-board mounted clip for electromagnetic interference reduction An Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielding system including a conductive clip for electrically coupling a printed circuit board (PCB) to a grounding structure. The clip includes a first contact section attached to a side rather than an edge of the PC... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6519162 | Protective panel for a splitter chassis or other device for holding electronic cards A protective panel for use in a splitter chassis is described in this disclosure. The protective panel is configured to at least partially cover a splitter card that would otherwise be exposed but for the presence of the panel.... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6515867 | Screw-less fixing structure A screw-less fixing structure is provided for users to mount the add-on card onto a PC. The screw-less fixing structure comprises a support plate, a rotational pressing plate, a positioning device, and a spring wire. When a user attempts to replace an old... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6510056 | Hinged removable connector module The present invention is directed to a shelf for housing PCPs. A backplane extends across the shelf. A connector module having the OAM&P connectors is electrically connected to the backplane and has two positions. In one position it extends sideways from ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6507109 | Vertical surface mount package utilizing a back-to-back semiconductor device module A back-to-back semiconductor device module including two semiconductor devices, the backs of each being secured to one another. The bond pads of both semiconductor devices are disposed adjacent a single, mutual edge of the device module. The device module... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6504730 | Serviceable power modules for a power distribution assembly A power distribution assembly (PDA) includes AC and/or DC power modules and control modules that are installed within a chassis that is mounted to a vehicle, such as an aircraft. Each module includes a wiring harness connector and a control connector for ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6504726 | Telecommunications patch panel A telecommunications module with a circuit board including pairs of connectors mounting on both sides of the circuit board held within a housing by structure that holds the circuit board offset from the front and rear of the module and connectors accessib... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6498732 | Chassis for front and back inserted modules Methods, systems and devices are described relating to a chassis for front and back inserted modules. An apparatus includes a chassis including a first module bay and a second module bay, the first module bay and the second module bay together composing b... | 12/24/2002 |
