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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8154878 | Chip card holder An exemplary chip card holder used in a portable electronic device for holding a chip card is provided. The chip card holder includes a body member, a card receiving space disposed on the body member, an elastic piece and a releasing piece. The elastic piece is disp... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8077473 | Spring-latching circuit module injector/ejector A lever assembly for use with electronic modules has a handle lever with a self-sprung cantilevered handle section. The cantilevered handle section can be flexed with respect to the non-cantilevered portion of the handle lever during module insertion to automaticall... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7990732 | Bracket and electronic device utilizing the bracket A bracket is used for retaining an expansion card. The expansion card includes a slot cover. The bracket includes a top and a back and a retaining member. The top is perpendicular to the back. The back defines at least one expansion slot. The retaining member compri... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7924573 | Card connector with ejector A card connector adapted for receiving a card, comprises an insulating housing defining a card insertion/ejection direction; a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing, a shell and an ejector. The shell covers the insulating housing and is formed wit... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7643306 | Apparatus for inserting and ejecting an electronic enclosure within a cabinet A cabinet includes spaces for a number of electronic enclosures, each of which has a free end from which a pair of levers extend upward and downward to teeth engaging slots within the cabinet, aiding in the insertion and removal of the enclosures from the cabinet. A... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7630205 | Disassembling tool and method for disassembling a circuit board from a housing, and assembly of a circuit board, a housing and the disassembling tool In a disassembling tool and method for disassembling a circuit board from a housing, and in an assembly of a circuit board, a housing and the disassembling tool, the disassembling tool is used to remove the circuit board mounted in the housing. The circuit board has... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7616450 | Apparatus for inserting and ejecting an electronic enclosure within a cabinet A cabinet includes spaces for a number of electronic enclosures, each of which has a free end from which a pair of levers extend upward and downward to teeth engaging slots within the cabinet, aiding in the insertion and removal of the enclosures from the cabinet. A... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7430115 | Apparatus for mounting removably a disk drive in an electronic device An apparatus includes a casing and a latch unit. The latch unit includes first and second latch members, first and second interlocking members, a driving member, and an operating member. The first latch member is provided on a disk drive. The first interlocking memb... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7420820 | Positionable handle for insertion and extraction A device for insertion and extraction of printed circuit boards or other components from a device or system such as a network router includes a positionable handle. The handle adjusts in a manner similar to a handle on a c-clamp, and may be repositioned relative to ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7408788 | Device and method for circuit board insertion and removal Disclosed is a device for insertion and removal of a circuit board into a mating connector positioned within a housing, the device having a first end for pivotal engagement with the circuit board and adapted to mate with a front surface of the housing when the circu... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405942 | Module insertion/extraction device A device for inserting and/or removing a module into or from an interior region of an assembly, such device comprising a single piece, elongated, having a module mounting region configured to have mounted thereto the module; a handle; and an intermediate region disp... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7397674 | Compact PCI ejector latch A latch for a Compact PCI board, which incorporates inject and eject and engage and disengage functions, has a low profile shape, whereof a fold-down handle operates through a total arc of 90 degrees. Enhanced electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is provided, by more... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7382626 | Apparatus for tool-less removal of PCB assembly Apparatus for removing a printed circuit board (PCB) and bezel assembly from a unit includes a pull spring is attached to opposing sides of the PCB and bezel assembly. Each pull spring includes a generally M-shaped spring. A first end of the M-shaped spring includes... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378603 | Enhanced blind-mated input/output card cassette packaging concept An improved method and a cassette assembly for protecting electronic components, comprising of a housing that encloses the electronic components disposed over an insulator. The housing also encases a scissor jack component that can move from a first to a second posi... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7352590 | Eject-lever apparatus for optical transceiver The eject-lever apparatus of the present invention is arranged in an optical transceiver having a substrate, where the optical transceiver is being received in a housing having a slot arranged therein with the substrate being plugged into the slot, the apparatus com... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349228 | Ejector assembly for rack-mounted computing devices An ejector assembly for securing a blade in a rack and for ejecting the blade from the rack. The ejector assembly includes an ejector handle movable between a first position wherein the blade is secured in the rack and a second position wherein the blade can be remo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7321100 | Housing for high-speed electro-optical assembly incorporating latching and EMI shielding A system and method for placing an electro-optical assembly inside a panel. In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, the system includes a housing to house the electro-optical assembly. The housing comprises a top section, a bottom section, a front e... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319597 | Subrack for receiving plug-in units with code pins A subrack (1) includes a plurality of plug-in units (50), two parallel sidewalls (10, 20), a bottom wall (24), and a top wall (30). Each of the plug-in units includes a particular combination of code pins (60). Each of the b... | 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 |
| 7307849 | Flash memory disk The frame of a flash memory disk has an opening, a resilient support and a pair of switches. The pair of switches is extended from the frame and is constricted at their connection portions. Two recesses are formed at inner surfaces of the pair of switches. A PCB inc... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300214 | Optical module interfacing device and ethernet system using the same Disclosed are an optical module interfacing device for connecting an RJ interface and an SFP type optical module to an SFP type optical module connector without additional processing, and an Ethernet system using the optical module interfacing device, thus supportin... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301778 | ATCA locking lever mounting structure An ATCA locking lever mounting structure installed in a motherboard blade formed of a motherboard and a face panel and inserted into a machine case of a server system is disclosed to included a grounding plate fixedly provided at the motherboard near a through hole ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301777 | Retaining device for expansion cards A retaining device (10) for retaining expansion cards (20) in a chassis (300) includes a riser card (40), a pair of ejectors (50) and a bracket (100). A motherboard (200) including a connector (210) is attached... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295447 | Component cam handle A cam handle assembly for use with a modular information handling system components includes a latch with first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion is sloped such that when the sloped portion of the first protrusion contacts a portion of a rack ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294004 | Latching system for small-form pluggable device A latching system for a small from pluggable receptacle that uses a securement recess in a resilient catch to secure a casing in the receptacle includes on a lateral surface of the casing a securement tang that is captured in the securement recess and a release trig... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292456 | Techniques for controlling removal of a circuit board from a chassis using a button A control assembly controls removal of a circuit board from a chassis. The control assembly includes a support member configured to fasten to the circuit board, and a handle pivotally attached to the support member. The handle is configured to swing from an opened p... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292458 | Circuit board assembly having a set of edge clips for connecting multiple boards together A circuit board assembly includes a motherboard defining a motherboard plane, and a daughter board defining a daughter board plane which is substantially parallel to the motherboard plane. The motherboard and the daughter board electrically connect to each other thr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275876 | Optical transmission circuit device A plurality of boards are arranged perpendicular to a base plate and parallel to each other. An optical transmission circuit connects the boards according to an optical transmission method. Each of the boards has a photoelectric conversion circuit that converts opti... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267563 | Dual engagement lever interface A mass interconnect device having a receiver and test adapter, each having a plurality of modules, pins and patchcords connected thereto. The receiver has an independent rotatable engagement lever attached at each side for drawing a test adapter into engagement with... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267493 | Transceiver device An apparatus, in particular a transceiver device, for insertion into a receptacle device has at least one connecting element which, when the apparatus is inserted, is placed in contact with at least one corresponding connecting element. This provides improved, user-... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265996 | Retaining device for expansion cards A retaining device (10) for retaining expansion cards (20) in a chassis (300) includes a retaining member (100) and a locking member (200). An upper positioning protrusion (316) and a lower positioning protrusion (318... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254040 | Apparatus, system, and method for connecting and disconnecting a circuit card An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for connecting and disconnecting daughter cards. A handle urges a locking member toward a base comprising a stop and a channel. The channel may direct the locking member to a specified position. The locking member biase... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251143 | Device and method for locking and unlocking at least one interface card in a receiving system Device for locking and unlocking at least one interface card plugged into a socket of a receiving system (2) linked to a data processing system. The device (1) comprises a box (3) mounted to the receiving system (2) and receiving at least... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245499 | Insertion and ejection mechanisms for modular boards and cards Insertion and ejection mechanisms for modular boards and cards. Mechanisms are provided for coupling the motion of insertion/ejection handles coupled to a modular board or a board carrier frame to which a board is attached. The mechanisms include a single-bar linkag... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243417 | Device for circuit board insertion and extraction An apparatus for facilitating the insertion and extraction of a PC board into and from a card cage, comprising a mounting body, an engager, and an actuator. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus has a ring-shaped mounting body having a clearance hole therethrough... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7230834 | Electronic equipment Electronic equipment comprises a main body, a front panel and a recording medium receiving unit. The front panel is provided movably between an opened position and a closed position on a front side of the main body. A card-type recording medium is to be loaded or un... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227744 | Data recording device and memory cartridge of data recording device A data recording device and a memory cartridge of a data recording device that improve the manipulation of attaching and detaching the memory cartridge and the portability of the memory cartridge. The data recording device (A) is replaceably equipped with a memory c... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7215556 | Rack-mountable systems A rack-mounted assembly (10) comprises one or more racks, each capable of containing one or more printed circuit boards (PCB) (18), interconnected by a backplane (15) which is located along the bottom of a shelf (14). This position of the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215554 | Pluggable video module A pluggable video module (PVM) having a housing with a top, a bottom, a front and a back; a locking and release mechanism proximate the front of the module for securing the module within a host device; an electrical connector proximate the back of the module for ele... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7203067 | Apparatus for securing a modular component in a chassis An apparatus for securing a modular component comprises a jointed cam arm including a first portion and a second portion pivotally connected to the first portion. A flexible member is included on the first portion. A pivot limiting catch is included on the second po... | 04/10/2007 |
