Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm George E. Grossner
  • Patent number: 6270369
    Abstract: It is to provide a sub-card board connector capable of secure grounding and also easy placement and removal of a card, a sub-card board, a modem sub-card, and a computer having this connector. In sub-card board connector 1 of the present invention, (1) first GND connections 11-1, 11-2 are placed on a surface facing the sub-card board 2 of the latches 7-1, 7-2 and when connecting the sub-card board to the connector, the sub-card board is grounded by having the first GND connections contact the first electrodes provided on the sub-card board; and/or (2) second GND connections 12-1, 12-2 are placed facing the sub-card board on a surface opposite to the latches of the latch supporting parts 6-1, 6-2 and when connecting the sub-card board to the connector, the sub-card board is grounded by having the second GND connections contact the second electrodes provided on the sub-card board. And this connector is incorporated in a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Kato, Kazuo Fujii, Tetsuya Ohtani, Shigeki Mori, Thomas Studwell