Patents by Inventor Johnny C. Fraga
Johnny C. Fraga 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).
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Publication number: 20230243445Abstract: An accessory positioning system for a cable manager includes a spine member, a first lateral member, an accessory rod, and a first cable management accessory. The spine member has an extruded construction and defines an x-axis of a three-dimensional cable management space. The first lateral member has an extruded construction and defines a y-axis of the three-dimensional cable management space. The spine member is slidably paired with the first lateral member to facilitate infinite adjustability of a location of the spine member along the x-axis of the three-dimensional cable management space within a range defined by a length of the first lateral member. The accessory rod has an extruded construction and define a z-axis of the three-dimensional cable management space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Preston Ellis HENNRICH, James I. LAWRENCE, John W. ROBERTSON, Johnny C. FRAGA, Jared Keith DAVIS
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Patent number: 11644126Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.Inventors: Preston Ellis Hennrich, John W. Robertson, Johnny C. Fraga
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Patent number: 11644125Abstract: A method of installing a cable finger accessory in a cable manager includes: positioning a first semi-arcuate clamp section against a section of an extruded support member of the cable manager; positioning a second semi-arcuate clamp section, which is hingedly connected to the first semi-arcuate clamp section, against an opposite side of the section of the extruded support member such that, together, the first and second semi-arcuate generally surround the section of the extruded support member; and fastening a clamp mechanism connected to a distal end of the first semi-arcuate clamp section and adapted to secure the distal end of the first semi-arcuate clamp section against a distal end of the second semi-arcuate clamp section such that the first and second semi-arcuate clamp sections are secured against the section of the extruded support member. The cable finger extends outwardly from at least one of the first and second semi-arcuate clamp sections.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.Inventors: Preston Ellis Hennrich, James I. Lawrence, John W. Robertson, Johnny C. Fraga
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Patent number: 11619328Abstract: A method of adapting an electronic equipment structure for cable management, the method comprising: providing a cable manager having one or more cable finger units extending from a frame, the frame including at least one spine member having an extruded construction and one or more ledges that extend along a length thereof; providing an accessory rod assembly having a base member and an accessory rod, wherein the base member includes a front-facing socket, a rear-facing hook, and a rotatable knob having a threaded end received within a threaded portion at a side of the base member, and wherein the accessory rod has an extruded construction and a generally uniform, at least partially cylindrical, cross-sectional shape; positioning the rear-facing hook of the base member against one side of the one or more ledges of the at least one spine member; rotating the rotatable knob such that the threaded end is wound within the threaded portion of the base member and bears on an opposite side of the one or more ledges oType: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.Inventors: Preston Ellis Hennrich, James I. Lawrence, John W. Robertson, Johnny C. Fraga, Jared Keith Davis
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Publication number: 20230065144Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Preston Ellis HENNRICH, James I. LAWRENCE, John W. ROBERTSON, Johnny C. FRAGA
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Patent number: 11493151Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.Inventors: Preston Ellis Hennrich, James I. Lawrence, John W. Robertson, Johnny C. Fraga
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Publication number: 20220235883Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Preston Ellis HENNRICH, John W. ROBERTSON, Johnny C. FRAGA
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Patent number: 11268636Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.Inventors: Preston Ellis Hennrich, John W. Robertson, Johnny C. Fraga
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Publication number: 20220034430Abstract: A method of installing a cable finger accessory in a cable manager includes: positioning a first semi-arcuate clamp section against a section of an extruded support member of the cable manager; positioning a second semi-arcuate clamp section, which is hingedly connected to the first semi-arcuate clamp section, against an opposite side of the section of the extruded support member such that, together, the first and second semi-arcuate generally surround the section of the extruded support member; and fastening a clamp mechanism connected to a distal end of the first semi-arcuate clamp section and adapted to secure the distal end of the first semi-arcuate clamp section against a distal end of the second semi-arcuate clamp section such that the first and second semi-arcuate clamp sections are secured against the section of the extruded support member. The cable finger extends outwardly from at least one of the first and second semi-arcuate clamp sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Preston Ellis HENNRICH, James I. LAWRENCE, John W. ROBERTSON, Johnny C. FRAGA
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Patent number: 11162615Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.Inventors: Preston Ellis Hennrich, James I. Lawrence, John W. Robertson, Johnny C. Fraga
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Publication number: 20210329808Abstract: A method of adapting an electronic equipment structure for cable management, the method comprising: providing a cable manager having one or more cable finger units extending from a frame, the frame including at least one spine member having an extruded construction and one or more ledges that extend along a length thereof; providing an accessory rod assembly having a base member and an accessory rod, wherein the base member includes a front-facing socket, a rear-facing hook, and a rotatable knob having a threaded end received within a threaded portion at a side of the base member, and wherein the accessory rod has an extruded construction and a generally uniform, at least partially cylindrical, cross-sectional shape; positioning the rear-facing hook of the base member against one side of the one or more ledges of the at least one spine member; rotating the rotatable knob such that the threaded end is wound within the threaded portion of the base member and bears on an opposite side of the one or more ledges oType: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Preston Ellis HENNRICH, James I. LAWRENCE, John W. ROBERTSON, Johnny C. FRAGA, Jared Keith DAVIS
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Patent number: 11071227Abstract: An accessory rod assembly for positioning cables and cable management accessories in a cable manager includes a base member, an accessory rod, and a rotatable knob. The base member has a front, a rear, and two sides, the front including a forward-facing socket, the rear including a first hook protruding rearwardly therefrom, and one of the two sides including a threaded portion. The accessory rod has an extruded construction and a generally uniform, at least partially cylindrical cross-sectional shape along its length. The at least partially cylindrical cross-sectional shape is defined by two opposed arcuate portions interconnected by a midsection portion. Adjacent edges of the two opposed arcuate portions define a drop-in T-slot channel that extends along the length of the accessory rod. The rotatable knob has a handle and a threaded end received within the threaded portion of the base member.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.Inventors: Preston Ellis Hennrich, James I. Lawrence, John W. Robertson, Johnny C. Fraga, Jared Keith Davis
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Publication number: 20200383230Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Preston Ellis HENNRICH, James I. LAWRENCE, John W. ROBERTSON, Johnny C. FRAGA
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Publication number: 20200367382Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Preston Ellis Hennrich, John W. Robertson, Johnny C. Fraga
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Publication number: 20200367381Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Preston Ellis HENNRICH, James I. LAWRENCE, John W. ROBERTSON, Johnny C. FRAGA
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Patent number: 10271452Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.Inventors: Preston Ellis Hennrich, James I. Lawrence, John W. Robertson, Johnny C. Fraga, Jared Keith Davis, William Drew Krietzman
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Publication number: 20190098792Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Preston Ellis HENNRICH, James I. LAWRENCE, John W. ROBERTSON, Johnny C. FRAGA, Jared Keith DAVIS
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Publication number: 20180110153Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Preston Ellis HENNRICH, James I. LAWRENCE, John W. ROBERTSON, Johnny C. FRAGA, Jared Keith DAVIS, William Drew KRIETZMAN
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Patent number: 7605763Abstract: A combination antenna provides a common structure to combine a first electromagnetic radiation element and a second electromagnetic radiation element. The first electromagnetic radiation element and the second electromagnetic radiation element are tuned to operate independently and simultaneously over a first and second frequency band respectively. The common structure, which includes a common antenna structure, a common mounting structure and a common ground structure, saves space compared to a combined space occupied by the first electromagnetic radiation element and the second electromagnetic radiation element mounted separately as independent antennas.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2005Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Larry William Finn, Dennis Andre Burrell, Johnny C. Fraga, Leo Joseph Gerten, James Roe Utz
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Patent number: 7515438Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a SIM module for an information handling system, such as desktop computer, notebook computer or other type of portable information handling system, etc. An information handling system may be assembled so that a SIM module need only be installed into the information handling system when SIM functionality is required to support a GSM type WWAN card, and not installed when such WWAN capability is not needed.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Dell Products L. P.Inventors: Kurt J. Lippert, Johnny C. Fraga, Luc D. Truong