Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Ronald V. Davidge, Esq.
  • Apparatus for securing a removable circuit card in a computing system
    Patent number: 6760228
    Abstract: A circuit card includes a key receptacle and at least one movable braking member, holding the circuit card in place within a card receptacle of an electronic device when a key is not fully inserted within the key receptacle. When the key is so inserted, the circuit card can be easily removed. Preferably, the key includes a releasable latch holding the key within the key receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hye Suk Chi, Timothy Wayne Crockett, Albert Vincent Makley