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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8149586 | Keying mechanism for connector damage prevention A tray keying mechanism is mounted on a backplane inside a modular chassis and has a protrusion that stands out like a post for each of several equipment bays. A modular tray can be inserted into each of the equipment bays, but it will not be allowed to be fully ins... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8054644 | Key mechanism for portable electronic device A key mechanism includes a key body, a circuit board, and a elastic metal frame. The elastic metal frame comprising a main body, a first latching portion, and a second latching portion. The first latching portion and the second latching portion protrude from the mai... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7907419 | Guide receptacle for tandem circuit board mating A guide module is provided for connecting a primary circuit board and a secondary circuit board to a common backplane circuit board. The primary and secondary boards are in a tiered arrangement with both the primary and secondary circuit boards having interface conn... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7894206 | Modular protection housing A modular protection housing with a first housing module and a second housing module is provided. The first housing module comprises a first volume and a first potential rail, while the second housing module comprises a second volume and a second potential rail. In ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7359216 | Small-frame computer with overlapping add-in cards A computer module for electrically coupling a motherboard with add-in cards comprises risers connected to the motherboard and oriented facing toward each other, where the risers are connected to the add-in cards at different elevations above the motherboard, so that... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349221 | Device for increased thermal conductivity between a printed wiring assembly and a chassis A floating guide device provides increased thermal conductivity between a printed wiring assembly and a heat sink chassis. The guide device includes an elongated thermally conductive rod and a wedgelock used in conjunction with the rod that can be attached to the ro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349226 | Functional module with card guide engagement feature A functional module is provided for use in conjunction with an electronic equipment enclosure that includes a card cage having two end card guides and one or more middle card guides interposed between the end card guides. The functional module includes a double-wide... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7292453 | Bi-fold mounted printed wiring board A mounted printed wiring board is disclosed that will allow sensors to be installed in optimal positions thereon with the same time and effort needed for one board, and allow the same to be inexpensively manufactured with a simple process. A single board unit includ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289333 | Apparatus and method for providing input/output voltage signals between connected circuit boards A first circuit board connectable to a second circuit board is disclosed. The first circuit board includes at least one set of contacts, a detection circuit, and a voltage generator. Each set of contacts is configured to receive an electrically conductive keypin for... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7272012 | Removable storage modules In one embodiment, a removable storage module includes a bezel, and opposed first and second rails that extend from the bezel, the first rail including a key system component that is adapted to prevent full insertion of the module into a bay of a module cage so as t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258554 | Structure for preventing incorrect insertion of an interface module A foolproof structure for preventing incorrect insertion an interface module is a PCI-Express (PCI-E) interface structure having at least one module stand disposed in a casing and a corresponding fixing frame. The fixing frame includes a first structure correspondin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7239529 | Fixing member for auxiliary circuit board A fixing member for fixing an auxiliary circuit board to a main circuit board is proposed. The fixing member includes a fixing portion for being fixed to the main circuit board; and a combining portion connected to the fixing portion. The combining portion can be el... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7227756 | Power supply keying arrangement for use with an electrical apparatus A power supply keying method for use with an electrical apparatus includes defining a plurality of power supply classes; associating with the plurality of power supply classes a plurality of power supplies, each of the plurality of power supplies including a power s... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7193861 | Information-processing device having a crossbar-board connected to back panels on different sides An information-processing device comprises at least one crossbar-board; a plurality of back panels detachably connected electrically and mechanically to different sides of the crossbar-board; and at least one motherboard detachably connected electrically and mechani... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7145085 | Enhanced connection arrangement for co-planar vertical surface mounting of subassemblies on a mother board The invention provides a subassembly to facilitate co-planar vertical surface mounting of subassembly boards. By “vertically mounting” is meant that a subassembly circuit board with a major surface is mounted perpendicular to the major surface of a circuit mothe... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7045891 | Sockets for module extension and memory system using same A through socket includes a socket body, which can load the plurality of memory modules, and a plurality of internally connected socket conductors arranged to electrically connect the memory modules when loaded. A turn around socket includes a socket body for loadin... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6940726 | Housing assembly having simplified circuit board assembly, retention, and electrical connection features An assembly comprising a housing and a circuit board is designed to facilitate a simplified method of assembling the circuit board into the housing, along with a simplified method of coupling the signals on the circuit board to other circuits. The circuit board is g... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6927983 | Electronic equipment module apparatus and method An electronic equipment module includes a symmetrical casting with two chassis units. Each unit includes a mounting recess to receive a circuit assembly, separated by a cover applied to either unit, or both. The module is normally mounted to a unit rack, and typical... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6928504 | PC card motion detector A motion detector is provided that enables power to a computer module to be disconnected prior to removal of the module from the connector. Actuation of a sensor causes a shutter assembly to move vertically. The shutter assembly is in communication with a switch. Mo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921296 | Card cage and electronic card apparatus and system One or more keys (101, 102, 103) can be integrally formed of a card cage and positioned to extend into the card-receiving openings of the card slots that comprise the card cage. The cards can then have key-receiving openings (112, 114, 116) that accomm... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6815614 | Arrangement for co-planar vertical surface mounting of subassemblies on a mother board The invention provides a subassembly to facilitate co-planar vertical surface mounting of subassembly boards. By “vertically mounting” is meant that a subassembly circuit board with a major surface is mounted perpendicular to the major surface of a circuit mothe... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6808408 | Electrical connector with guiding structure for positioning circuit board An electrical connector (1) for receiving a circuit board (2) includes an elongated insulative housing (10) defining a longitudinal slot (11) for receiving the circuit board. A multiplicity of evenly-spaced passageways (12) is defi... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6771514 | Keyed bumper device for electronic card and/or backplane protection An apparatus for protecting an electronic card is described. The apparatus has a protective contact. The protective contact has a contact face that, when the apparatus is in a locked protruding state, makes contact with a first incorrect card slot backplane feature.... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6724082 | Systems having modules with selectable on die terminations In some embodiments, the invention includes a system having first and second modules; and a circuit board including first and second module connectors to receive the first and second modules, respectively. A first path of conductors extending from the circuit board ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721195 | Reversed memory module socket and motherboard incorporating same A memory module socket having a transposed pinout allowing the socket to be mounted on the second, or reverse, surface of a motherboard and connected to circuit traces configured for mounting of a memory socket on the first, or processor, surface of the motherboard ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6674648 | Termination cards and systems therefore In some embodiments, the invention includes a termination card having a substrate having groups of fingers on a first side of the substrate and groups of fingers on a second side of the substrate and wherein some of the groups of fingers on the first side... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6674649 | Systems having modules sharing on module terminations In some embodiments, the invention includes a system having first and second modules and a circuit board including first and second module connectors to receive the first and second modules, respectively. The system includes a first path of conductors ext... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6462281 | High-insulated stud and printed circuit board therewith A high-insulated stud comprises a first columnar conductive terminal of a first height, a second columnar conductive terminal of a second height lower than the height of the first conductive terminal that is placed in a row with and at a distance from the... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6385053 | PCB vertical and horizontal guide A guide device receives and engages a cutout in a distal pin-bearing edge of a printed circuit board for aligning pins with pin sockets. The alignment device includes a web, sized and shaped to be received in a circuit board cutout and a shelf surface for... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6376778 | Printed circuit board assembly A printed circuit board assembly comprises a circuit membrane, a printed circuit board, a cover plate and two screws. The cover plate has an arch-shaped bump formed thereon such that the ribbon cable has firm contact with the printed circuit board. Theref... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6369336 | Printed circuit board A printed circuit board is disclosed which has conductive pads located near an edge of a board main body on its upper and lower surfaces to reduce the width in the direction of contact sliding and to provide for a smoother connection between electrical co... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6327160 | Circuit board retainer A circuit board retainer includes a U-shaped body portion having a base plate and two side plates extending from the base plate. A panel connecting portion includes two retaining tabs perpendicularly extending from the base plate and each defines a notch.... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6246588 | Computer motherboard using oppositely configured memory module sockets An improved motherboard layout uses DIMM sockets in complementary pairs where the sockets have keys are in opposite locations. In essence, the first and second sockets in a pair are mirror images of each other. The sockets can be configured for single DIM... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6219241 | Advanced zero-insertion force (ZIF) socket with heat sink alignment and retention mechanisms An advanced zero-insertion force (ZIF) socket for coupling an electronic package having a plurality of electrical pins and a heat sink having a heat sink alignment and retention means onto a printed circuit board (PCB) of a computer system. Such a ZIF soc... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6172867 | Electronic apparatus with reinforced upper case A body of an electronic apparatus includes an upper case and a lower case fitted to the upper case. A display is rotatably mounted on an outer surface of the upper case. A keyboard is attached to an inner surface of the upper case, and a shield plate is f... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6002589 | Integrated circuit package for coupling to a printed circuit board A method and apparatus for an integrated circuit package is provided. The integrated circuit package is designed for coupling an integrated circuit to a printed circuit board. The integrated circuit package includes a base having a bottom and a side. A fl... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5982626 | Two dimensional coupling for flexible printed circuit boards A flexible printed circuit board assembly comprising a first flexible printed circuit board and a second flexible printed circuit board, wherein each of the first and second flexible printed circuit boards is provided with a position fixing coupling to de... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5872701 | Blind alignment method and apparatus for circuit boards A method and apparatus for blind alignment of electronic circuit boards. A receptacle with two vertical flanges and one horizontal flange is positioned relative to an electrical connection. A circuit board having a notch on a leading edge is proximally po... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5781414 | Expansion card stabilizer for a circuit board edge connector A card stabilizer for stabilizing an expansion card inserted in a female edge connector. The card stabilizer consists of a frame member sized to extend around the female connector, locking device for locking the frame member relative to the female connect... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5653018 | Method for the manufacture of an electric appliance The connection of the circuit board (7) of the appliance to connector blocks (10) is obtained by inserting and soldering holders (11) having connecting terminals (16) to the circuit board, connector blocks (10) being loosely attached to said connecting te... | 08/05/1997 |
