Patents by Inventor Walton S. Little, Jr.

Walton S. Little, Jr. 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).

  • Adaptable plug-in mezzanine card for blade servers
    Patent number: 7746654
    Abstract: A computer system is provided that includes a chassis, a system board coupled to the chassis, and a first connector extending from the system board at a first height and configured to receive a first printed circuit board, wherein the first printed circuit board is configured to be parallel to the system board when received by the first connector, and a second connector extending from the system board at a second height and configured to receive a second printed circuit board, wherein the second printed circuit board is configured to be parallel to the system board when received by the second connector. Other computer systems are provided that include a first mezzanine card and a second mezzanine card or multiple connectors and a plurality of printed circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John P. Franz, Walton S. Little, Jr., Tuan A. Pham, John D. Nguyen
  • Adaptable plug-in mezzanine card for blade servers
    Publication number: 20080304223
    Abstract: A computer system is provided that includes a chassis, a system board coupled to the chassis, and a first connector extending from the system board at a first height and configured to receive a first printed circuit board, wherein the first printed circuit board is configured to be parallel to the system board when received by the first connector, and a second connector extending from the system board at a second height and configured to receive a second printed circuit board, wherein the second printed circuit board is configured to be parallel to the system board when received by the second connector. Other computer systems are provided that include a first mezzanine card and a second mezzanine card or multiple connectors and a plurality of printed circuit boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: John P. Franz, Walton S. Little, JR., Tuan A. Pham, John D. Nguyen