Patents by Inventor D'Anne Beukelaer Hanks

D'Anne Beukelaer Hanks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electrical shield
    Patent number: 6953889
    Abstract: An electrical shield for mounting on a backplane of a telecommunications equipment rack that provides attenuation to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and protection from electrostatic discharge (ESD). The electrical shield has a body of moldable structural foam material that has channels formed on one side to accommodate electrical cables on the backplane. An electrically conductive coating is deposited on a substantially planar surface of the other side of the body of moldable material to provide an electrically conductive relationship with the telecommunications equipment rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventor: D'Anne Beukelaer Hanks
  • Apparatus and method for keying an electrical assembly with a wiring backplane
    Patent number: 5769669
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for keying an electrical assembly with a wiring backplane include an electrical assembly (1), a removable guide member (3), and a wiring backplane (8). The removable guide member (3) has a projection (7) perpendicular to the body (4) of the removable guide member (3) which is secured to the electrical assembly (1) by a flexible latching element (11). The electrical assembly (1) having a removable guide member (3) is received by a wiring backplane (8) adapted to receive the removable guide member (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: DSC Telecom L.P.
    Inventor: D'Anne Beukelaer Hanks