| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D390209 |
Personal computer monitor stand |
February 3, 1998 |
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| 7404726 |
Apparatus and method for floating connector capture |
July 29, 2008 |
| An apparatus is disclosed that surrounds a connector and places it within the printer body in such away as to allow for the connector to float against the intrusion of a sliding can mounted with electronics and to set up and enable the printer. The problem solved is that of the blind |
| 7403393 |
Apparatus and system for cooling heat producing components |
July 22, 2008 |
| An apparatus and system are disclosed for cooling of heat producing components. The apparatus may include a mounting plate rigidly connected with a top surface of a circuit board, the mounting plate positioned above a heat producing circuit board component, and a heat sink having fir |
| 7401380 |
Low overhead hinge assembly |
July 22, 2008 |
| A low overhead hinge assembly comprising a stationary hinge plate and a rotating hinge plate. The stationary hinge plate having a stationary hinge plate body portion and a plurality of stationary hinge plate digits coupled to the stationary hinge plate body portion, each of the stati |
| 7384299 |
Self positioning, latchable cable trough |
June 10, 2008 |
| An apparatus for latching, aligning, and connecting a first connector located in a chassis with a second connector on a cable. The invention comprises a plurality of trough segments coupled in series. The trough segments include a distal trough segment having a retainer for securing |
| 7364447 |
Apparatus for docking a printed circuit board |
April 29, 2008 |
| An apparatus to align and dock or undock a first electronic circuit board with a first connector with a second electronic circuit board with a second connector. The apparatus comprises a guide plate with a linkage to connect to a mounting plate. The first electronic circuit board is |
| 7352579 |
Apparatus and system for cooling heat producing components |
April 1, 2008 |
| An apparatus and system are disclosed for cooling of heat producing components. The apparatus may include a mounting plate rigidly connected with a top surface of a circuit board, the mounting plate positioned above a heat producing circuit board component, and a heat sink having fir |
| 7297015 |
Apparatus for docking a printed circuit board |
November 20, 2007 |
| An apparatus comprising a guide plate selectively securable in a position adjacent a first electronic connector, wherein the guide plate includes a linear slot. A mounting plate is positioned generally parallel to the guide plate, wherein the mounting plate comprises two or more mounting |
| 7254040 |
Apparatus, system, and method for connecting and disconnecting a circuit card |
August 7, 2007 |
| 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 biases the catch and th |
| 7224587 |
Heat sink and chip sandwich system |
May 29, 2007 |
| A chip sandwich includes a heat sink, a retention module, a computer chip mounted in a socket on a mother board, a wave washer spring and a mounting plate. The heat sink is mounted on the retention module using cams, hooks and heat sink tabs to provide an initial orientation of the h |
| 7009844 |
Wire form heat sink retention module |
March 7, 2006 |
| A retention module firmly secures a heat sink for a computer chip. The retention module is oriented about the computer chip on a circuit board. The retention module has a rotatable wire form that has two loops. When the rotatable wire form is rotated, the two loops press against an i |
| 6935521 |
Adjustable apparatus to support an electronic device within a rack |
August 30, 2005 |
| An adjustable apparatus for supporting an electronic device within a rack including a fixed rail, a sliding rail, and a latch. The sliding rail is adjustably receivable within the fixed rail. The latch maintains the relative positions of the sliding and fixed rails to define a length of |
| 6891727 |
Apparatus and system to mount a device to a rack |
May 10, 2005 |
| A system and apparatus to mount devices to a rack is disclosed. Embodiments may comprise mounting hardware configured to adaptively accommodate attachment features of a rack to mount devices such as servers to the rack. A device attachment member may couple with the device, and some of |
| 6824325 |
Apparatus and system to attach a member |
November 30, 2004 |
| A system and apparatus to couple a bracket member with a receiver member is disclosed. Embodiments may couple bracket members with receiver members, such as brackets to rails of racks, via a flexible member. The flexible member may secure a bracket member to a receiver member by fastenin |
| 6754073 |
Thermal load dissipation assembly |
June 22, 2004 |
| An assembly for dissipating heat generated by electronic components, the assembly designed to include a computer chassis dimensioned to substantially enclose the electronic components. The assembly is further designed so that the chassis includes a panel having a substantially flat p |
| 6719385 |
System for holding a device in a computer system |
April 13, 2004 |
| A system for holding a device in a computer system, the computer system including a drive cage for holding the device, is disclosed. The system comprises a first rail coupled to one side of the device and adapted to fit into the drive cage and a second rail coupled to the device at a sid |
| 6680843 |
All-in-one personal computer with tool-less quick-release features for various elements thereof |
January 20, 2004 |
| A unitary personal computer system in information handling elements of the system such as the central processor, associated memory, drives and options such as modems or network interface cards are housed in a common housing with the display or monitor. Provision is made for access to the |
| 6606242 |
Universal adapter bracket for mounting electronic devices |
August 12, 2003 |
| An adapter bracket is configured for mounting a relatively small electronic device, such as a 31/2-inch drive device in a bay within a frame structure configured for mounting a relatively large electronic device, such as a 51/4-inch drive device. The relatively small electronic device is |
| 6552905 |
Heat sink retention apparatus |
April 22, 2003 |
| A heat sink retention assembly including a spring, a spring retainer, and a spring displacement limiter. The spring retainer maintains the spring in a compressed state in which a contact portion of the spring applies a force to the heat sink. The compressed state is characterized by a pr |
| 6507487 |
Removable structures for mounting computer drive devices, pivotable between operating and servic |
January 14, 2003 |
| A computing system includes a frame and a drive mounting structure for mounting one or more drive units within the computing system, with the drive mounting structure being pivotally and removably mounted on the frame to move between an operating position, in which an internal end of a |
| 6477050 |
Tilt-away processor retention module with hold-down screw device |
November 5, 2002 |
| A fastening mechanism for installing a processor heatsink on a planar board space takes up a minimal amount of the planar board space. The heatsink is held down securely against the top of the processor with a substantial amount of force. This is accomplished through a screw and leaf spr |
| 6330147 |
Method and apparatus for mounting components using a Z-spring |
December 11, 2001 |
| A system and method of mounting components to a frame, such as a disk drive in the mounting frame of a personal computer shaped to receive the disk drive in a releasable fashion within the frame. A tubular spring member with a z-shaped base and outwardly-extending legs is made of a sprin |
| 5712761 |
Computer system having cooperating spring, gear tracks and geared dampers for allowing a drive h |
January 27, 1998 |
| Disclosed is a media console which includes a base member and a drive housing that can be moved within the base member between an open position and a closed position. A spring is connected to a bottom of the base member and to the drive housing for biasing the drive housing in the open |
