Patents Assigned to Palo Alto Design Group, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5973926
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting a motherboard to a chassis of a personal computer using only a single screw. A number of standoffs snap into the base of the chassis, electrically contacting the chassis. Each standoff includes a projection. The motherboard includes apertures for accepting the projections such that when an ramp and shelf of each projection is aligned with the motherboard, the motherboard is positioned a fixed distance from the chassis. A mounting bracket also includes a number of projections. Apertures provided in the motherboard correspond to the projections of the mounting bracket. The surface of each side of the motherboard surrounding each aperture is plated with an electrically conductive material to form a conductive path between the motherboard and the standoffs and the bracket. The projections of the bracket are inserted into the corresponding apertures in the motherboard. A screw is inserted through a wall of the chassis and into a threaded hole in the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Palo Alto Design Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Sacherman, John Toor
  • Patent number: D345209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1994
    Assignee: Palo Alto Design Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Shoda, Dallas Grove
  • Patent number: D355168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Palo Alto Design Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Dallas R. Grove
  • Patent number: D359477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: Palo Alto Design Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Shoda