Patents by Inventor Robert E. Mahoney

Robert E. Mahoney 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).

  • Patent number: 7462072
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for associating a cable including a braid with an electronic device and improving electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding between the cable and the electronic device, the apparatus including a tubular member including an outer dimension, and defining a first opening, a second opening, and a cable cavity, the tubular member being configured to associate with the electronic device and the braid of the cable, the outer dimension of the tubular member being further configured to receive a charge from the braid of the cable in a region of the tubular member disposed externally to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lynda L. Anderson, Norman L. Hoffman, Robert E. Mahoney, Robert L. Nicoletti, Andrew Rybak, Kenneth A. Scea
  • Publication number: 20080146081
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for associating a cable including a braid with an electronic device and improving electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding between the cable and the electronic device, the apparatus including a tubular member including an outer dimension, and defining a first opening, a second opening, and a cable cavity, the tubular member being configured to associate with the electronic device and the braid of the cable, the outer dimension of the tubular member being further configured to receive a charge from the braid of the cable in a region of the tubular member disposed externally to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lynda L. Anderson, Norman L. Hoffman, Robert E. Mahoney, Robert L. Nicoletti, Andrew Rybak, Kenneth A. Scea
  • Patent number: 7377811
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for associating a cable including a braid with an electronic device and improving electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding between the cable and the electronic device, the apparatus including a tubular member including an outer dimension, and defining a first opening, a second opening, and a cable cavity, the tubular member being configured to associate with the electronic device and the braid of the cable, the outer dimension of the tubular member being further configured to receive a charge from the braid of the cable in a region of the tubular member disposed externally to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lynda L. Anderson, Norman L. Hoffman, Robert E. Mahoney, Jr., Robert L. Nicoletti, Andrew Rybak, Kenneth A. Scea
  • Publication number: 20080057787
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for associating a cable including a braid with an electronic device and improving electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding between the cable and the electronic device, the apparatus including a tubular member including an outer dimension, and defining a first opening, a second opening, and a cable cavity, the tubular member being configured to associate with the electronic device and the braid of the cable, the outer dimension of the tubular member being further configured to receive a charge from the braid of the cable in a region of the tubular member disposed externally to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lynda L. Anderson, Norman L. Hoffman, Robert E. Mahoney, Robert L. Nicoletti, Andrew Rybak, Kenneth A. Scea
  • Patent number: 6520026
    Abstract: A method for making and testing the thermal compression bond between a wire and a contact or terminal lead of a connector wherein the wire and contact/terminal lead are positioned between opposing electrodes, and a direct current is passed through the electrodes, wire and contact/terminal lead to make a direct attach thermocompression bond. Sample bonds are subjected to a peel test to determine if the thermocompression bonds are within specification. The peel test includes securing the contact/terminal lead, bend the wire 90 degrees from the contact/terminal lead, and applying force to the wire at a constant rate of pull until thermocompression bond is broken and the wire is separated from the contact/terminal lead. The peel force required to break the bond is then compared to a standard to determine if the thermocompression bonds are within determined specifications. Additionally, an axial pull test may also be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lynda L. Anderson, Gilles Granier, Robert E. Mahoney, Jr., Bruce E. Moore, Kenneth A. Scea, Kent D. Waddell
  • Patent number: 5030504
    Abstract: A laminate insulating jacketing material having a layer of poly(vinyl chloride) bonded to a layer of aluminum foil having superior insulation jacketing properties, to be applied over pipe, tank or equipment insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Carol Botsolas
    Inventors: Chris J. Botsolas, Robert E. Mahoney