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| 20080205022 | Toolless alignment, retention, connection, termination and testing on printed circuit boards - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for testing and mounting a PCB in a device. A PCB may be placed on one or more standoffs so that a head portion of the standoff protrudes from one or more apertures of the PCB. A push-pin type standoff cap may then be placed on the protruding heads to mechanically restrain the PCB to the standoffs. Furthermore, one or more cables may be coupled with the standoff caps to provide power or test signals to one or more connector pads on the PCB. Therefore, the standoff caps provide a system for aligning, retaining, connecting, terminating, and testing printed circuit boards. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080217868 | Electroactive Polymer Compressed Gasket for Electromagnetic Shielding - A gasket for shielding a seam between two surfaces includes a resilient member, a first electrode, a second electrode and a conductive layer. The resilient member has a first side and an opposite second side. The first electrode is disposed on the first side of the resilient member. The second electrode is disposed on the second side of the resilient member. The conductive layer envelops at least a portion of the resilient member, the first electrode and the second electrode. The resilient member includes a material that is compressed when a first potential is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode and that is decompressed when a second potential, different from the first potential, is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080230256 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR A TWISTED BUS BAR FOR LOW IMPEDANCE POWER DISTRIBUTION AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD SUPPRESSION - A twisted pair symmetric bus bar structure for electric power distribution includes a first conductor; a second conductor; an insulator; wherein the first conductor and the second conductor form an interwoven alternating interlocking pattern; wherein the first and second conductors are formed from a series of Z-shaped sections; wherein the insulator is H-shaped and has a series of slots for receiving the first and second conductors; and wherein the insulator is sandwiched between the first and second conductor. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080245607 | AIR EXHAUST/INLET SOUND ATTENUATION MECHANISM - An attenuation mechanism for an electronic device is presented. The attenuation mechanism includes an outer member that has an inner member oriented axially within the outer member. The inner member has an axial twist that causes a line of sight blockage between an exterior and an interior of a housing of an electronic device when the attenuation mechanism is mounted through the housing, such that sound and electromagnetic radiation is attenuated without obstructing cooling air that is flowing through the housing. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090056350 | BIMETALLIC HEAT SINK AIR DEFLECTORS FOR DIRECTED AIRFLOW FOR IMPROVED THERMAL TRANSFER AND DISSIPATION - A cooling apparatus, includes: one or more bimetallic deflectors attached to a mounting post, the mounting post configured for mating engagement with a protrusion of a heat sink, such that the one or more bimetallic deflectors are in thermal contact with the protrusion when the mounting post is engaged therewith; wherein the bimetallic deflectors are configured to deflect in response to thermal energy conducted from the protrusions so as to change a direction of airflow incident thereupon. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061664 | GROUNDING ONE OR MORE CABLES - An apparatus is for grounding one or more cables, each cable having a cable jacket surrounding an electrically conductive layer that includes an exposed portion not covered by the cable jacket. The apparatus includes an electrically conductive enclosure coupled to a ground potential and having an opening therethrough, a plurality of electrical conductors disposed across the opening to form a lattice, and an electrically conductive connection. The lattice is configured to receive the one or more cables therethrough such that the exposed portion of the electrically conductive layer of each cable makes electrical contact with at least one of the electrical conductors. The connection is electrical coupled to the lattice and the enclosure such that the electrically conductive layer of each cable received through the lattice is electrically coupled to the ground potential through the lattice, the connection, and the enclosure. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090108860 | VERSATILE MATERIALS PROBE - Disclosed is an electrical measurement probe including two probe blocks, each probe block having a connection face and a measurement face. Each probe block also includes a plurality of spring loaded pogo pins. Each pogo pin has a first end that extends to the connection face and a second end that protrudes from the measurement face. The two probe blocks are attached to a top plate. The top plate is attached to a face of each probe block opposite to the measurement face of the probe block. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090174982 | CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CURRENTS - A method and system for controlling the electrical connection between the metallic covers and the underlying metal chassis of an electrical system by the select placement of impedances in a current control connector. The current control connector places an impedance, capable of controlling electrostatic discharge (ESD) currents, between the covers and the underlying chassis. The current control connector comprises a number of metallic and dielectric components. Each of these components is ideally chosen such that the structure and composition of each component contributes to an overall functionality of the current control connector and an ability to control the ESD current flow. The relative placement of the components of the current control connector allows the current control connector to eliminate current flow along a number of paths but control the current flow along a preferred path. Thus, the current control connector prevents damage to the internal electrical system. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090268858 | DUAL CLOCK SPREAD FOR LOW CLOCK EMISSIONS WITH RECOVERY - A method and apparatus provides for the generation and recovery of a stable clock signal having harmonic emission suppressions using dual spread spectrum clock signals. The transmission frequencies of non-mixed, spread spectrum lower frequency clock signals may be varied and, upon receipt of these non-mixed signals, they are mixed into sum and difference signals. The sum signal thus generated is representative of the desired clock signal to be recovered. Such conditioning of the non-mixed signals need only occur within the receiver, thereby allow the channel that transmits the non-mixed lower frequency clock signals to the receiver to be lower bandwidth than would be required to carry the final, recovered, and higher frequency clock signal produced by the receiver. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100226090 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE CABINET - An electronic device cabinet includes a first temperature control system positioned to direct a conditioned airflow into a first electronic device storage zone of the cabinet and a second temperature control system positioned to direct a conditioned airflow into a second electronic device storage zone of the cabinet. The first temperature control system includes a first plurality of vortex tubes having a compressed air inlet and a first cooling air outlet that guides cooling air into the first device storage zone. The second temperature control system includes a second plurality of vortex tubes having a compressed air inlet and a second cooling air outlet that guides cooling air into the second device storage zone. A controller selectively delivers compressed air to respective ones of the first and second temperature control systems upon sensing a demand for cooling in corresponding ones of the first and second electronic device storage zones. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100277182 | Implementing A Coded Time Domain Transmission Distance Meter - A method and circuit for implementing a coded time domain transmission distance meter, and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides are provided. A first transmitter module connected to a cable at a first point or power outlet, generates and sends a testing coded pulse onto the power cable. A second receiver module connected to the cable at a second point, receives the testing coded pulse, and returns a receiver response coded pulse to the transmitter module. The first transmitter module determines the round-trip elapsed time, subtracts a receiver latency time, and calculates a distance to the second receiver module. Encoded in the testing coded pulse are data representing the last calculated distance. Both the first transmitter module and the second receiver module include a display for displaying the calculated distance. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100290508 | Implementing Single Line Asynchronous Dual Watchdog Communication for ESD Immunity - A method and dual watchdog communication circuit for implementing single line asynchronous dual watchdog communication for electrostatic discharge (ESD) immunity, and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides are provided. The dual watchdog communication circuit includes a source transceiver module and a sink transceiver module connected together by a single line, each of the source transceiver module and the sink transceiver module uses a coded pulse for the single line asynchronous dual watchdog communication. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100311275 | IMPLEMENTING ADAPTABLE THREE PHASE MODULAR LINE FILTERING - A modular line filter connector is provided for implementing adaptable three-phase power filtering. A plurality of selected modular components defines the modular line filter connector. The modular line filter connector includes a pair of outer cylinders providing power filtering connections including, for example, line-to-line connections, line-to-common connections, common-to-protective earth connections, and line-to-protective earth connections. The selected modular components are mounted between the pair of outer cylinders and disposed along the length of the modular line filter connector. Different modular components are selected to adapt the modular line filter connector for different filtering applications. | 12-09-2010 |
