Patents by Inventor Shanay S. Kinds

Shanay S. Kinds 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).

  • Controlling characteristic impedance of a trace in a printed circuit board to compensate for external component loading
    Patent number: 9390048
    Abstract: A control circuit is provided on a printed circuit board to detect the presence of a memory module installed in at least one of a plurality of memory module connectors, wherein installation of the memory module is known to cause impedance to decrease in a segment of a daisy chain memory circuit. The impedance of a first signal conductor of the daisy chain memory circuit is automatically altered to reduce a mismatch in impedance between the first signal conductor and the segment in response to detecting the presence of the memory module in the connector. A metal element is incorporated into the printed circuit board a spaced distance from the first signal conductor, and the control circuit may selectively activate one or more relays to cause the metal element to function as either a floating trace or a ground reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Candice L. Coletrane, Sasa Cvijetic, Bradley D. Herrman, Shanay S. Kinds, Pravin S. Patel
  • CONTROLLING CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE OF A TRACE IN A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TO COMPENSATE FOR EXTERNAL COMPONENT LOADING
    Publication number: 20150154140
    Abstract: A control circuit is provided on a printed circuit board to detect the presence of a memory module installed in at least one of a plurality of memory module connectors, wherein installation of the memory module is known to cause impedance to decrease in a segment of a daisy chain memory circuit. The impedance of a first signal conductor of the daisy chain memory circuit is automatically altered to reduce a mismatch in impedance between the first signal conductor and the segment in response to detecting the presence of the memory module in the connector. A metal element is incorporated into the printed circuit board a spaced distance from the first signal conductor, and the control circuit may selectively activate one or more relays to cause the metal element to function as either a floating trace or a ground reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Candice L. Coletrane, Sasa Cvijetic, Bradley D. Herrman, Shanay S. Kinds, Pravin S. Patel