Abstract: A system and method for blind-mateably electrically connecting a 1U industrial personal computer with an industrial PC receiving bay in a rack, where the 1U industrial personal computer has a protuberant printed circuit trace member extending therefrom for cooperation with a blind-mateable connector assembly having a plurality of conductive trace grasping contacts therein.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 21, 2003
Date of Patent:
March 23, 2004
Assignee:
Crystal Group Inc.
Inventors:
David T. Medin, Scott Kayser, Robert D. Hinds, Curtis R. Nelson
Abstract: A system and method for deploying a 1 U-sized display/keyboard unit in a rack of industrial computers which uses a display in a leading position in a linear arrangement with a keyboard, where the display is pivotable with respect to the keyboard and the keyboard is independently retractable with respect to the display.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 23, 2001
Date of Patent:
May 13, 2003
Assignee:
Crystal Group Inc.
Inventors:
Steven R. Waller, Erin N. Lowe, Todd A. Hermanson
Abstract: A system and method for blind-mateably electrically connecting a 1U industrial personal computer with an industrial PC receiving bay in a rack, where the 1U industrial personal computer has a protuberant printed circuit trace member extending therefrom for cooperation with a blind-mateable connector assembly having a plurality of conductive trace grasping contacts therein.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 12, 2001
Date of Patent:
April 15, 2003
Assignee:
Crystal Group Inc.
Inventors:
David T. Medin, Scott Kayser, Robert D. Hinds, Curtis R. Nelson
Abstract: A system and method for identifying a match between an industrial PC to a slot in a rack which uses a blind mating keying and locking plates, so that when the mechanical keying plate and locking plate do match, then full insertion of the PC into the slot is permitted. When a mis-match occurs, then full insertion is prohibited.
Abstract: A system and method for blind-mateably electrically connecting a 1 U industrial personal computer with an industrial PC receiving bay in a rack, where the 1 U industrial personal computer has a first dedicated blind-mateable connector for standard equipment disposed on a bracket at the back end of an industrial PC and a second dedicated blind mateable connector for use with a later added expansion card, where the connectors are coupled to circuitry in the 1U industrial personal computer via jumper cables.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 5, 2001
Date of Patent:
December 17, 2002
Assignee:
Crystal Group Inc.
Inventors:
David T. Medin, Scott Kayser, Robert D. Hinds, Curtis R. Nelson
Abstract: A system and method for visually differentiating an industrial PC including a color-coded removable rigid differentiation plate disposed on the front side of the industrial PC. The removable rigid differentiation plate is non-adhesive and is mechanically coupled to the faceplate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 25, 2000
Date of Patent:
December 3, 2002
Assignee:
Crystal Group Inc.
Inventors:
Curtis R. Nelson, Craig J. Jensen, John R. Bodensteiner
Abstract: A computer having a backplane and a motherboard disposed on the backplane along with expansion slots for receiving expansion cards. The backplane further having circuitry coupled thereto for performing an alarm function where the alarm circuitry is not coupled to a card occupying one of the expansion slots, instead the alarm circuitry is coupled to the backplane in a manner so that it is not directly under the supervision of the system processor on the motherboard. The alarm circuitry including processors which use the LON bus protocols for receiving and transmitting information relating to environmental conditions in the PC.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 19, 2001
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2002
Assignee:
Crystal Group Inc.
Inventors:
Doug Murdock, David Medin, Chris Jensen, Eric Busch, Alan Coats
Abstract: A system and method for latching an industrial PC to a rack which uses a front end mounted handle which actuates a retractable hook member which engages a void in the shelf of a slot in the rack.
Abstract: A computer having a backplane and a motherboard disposed on the backplane along with expansion slots for receiving expansion cards. The backplane further having circuitry coupled thereto for performing an alarm function where the alarm circuitry is not coupled to a card occupying one of the expansion slots, instead the alarm circuitry is coupled to the backplane in a manner so that it is not directly under the supervision of the system processor on the motherboard. The alarm circuitry including processors which use the LON bus protocols for receiving and transmitting information relating to environmental conditions in the PC.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 9, 1998
Date of Patent:
October 16, 2001
Assignee:
Crystal Group Inc.
Inventors:
Doug Murdock, David Medin, Chris Jensen, Eric Busch, Alan Coats
Abstract: A system and method for latching an industrial PC to a rack which uses a front end mounted handle which actuates a retractable hook member which engages a void in the shelf of a slot in the rack.
Abstract: A cooling system for use with compact PCI circuit cards in a computer, where the system includes an array of removable individual airflow-restricting panels disposed beneath the circuit cards. The panels having airflow characteristics which are matched to the circuit cards disposed immediately above, so as to control the volume of airflow across a particular circuit card, depending upon its individual cooling needs.