Patents by Inventor Aaron Donald Vowell

Aaron Donald Vowell 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).

  • Reducing displacement of selected components during printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) manufacturing
    Patent number: 10750647
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing displacement of selected components during Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) manufacturing are described. In some embodiments, a PCBA manufacturing tool may include: a bar having a first end and a second end; a movable pin coupled to the first end, the movable pin configured to be inserted into a first hole of a PCB; and a fixed pin coupled to the second end, the fixed pin configured to be inserted into a second hole of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Salvador D. Jimenez, Wallace H. Ables, Aaron Donald Vowell
  • REDUCING DISPLACEMENT OF SELECTED COMPONENTS DURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY (PCBA) MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20190090392
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing displacement of selected components during Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) manufacturing are described. In some embodiments, a PCBA manufacturing tool may include: a bar having a first end and a second end; a movable pin coupled to the first end, the movable pin configured to be inserted into a first hole of a PCB; and a fixed pin coupled to the second end, the fixed pin configured to be inserted into a second hole of the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Salvador D. Jimenez, Wallace H. Ables, Aaron Donald Vowell
  • Handling of a modular information handling resource
    Patent number: 9939854
    Abstract: A tool for handling a modular information handling resource may include a drive portion, a first finger mechanically coupled to the drive portion, the first finger configured to apply a first force to a first side edge of the information handling resource when the information handling resource is engaged with the tool, and a second finger mechanically coupled to the drive portion, the second finger configured to apply a second force to a second side edge of the information handling resource opposite from the first side edge when the information handling resource is engaged with the tool. When the information handling resource is coupled to a connector via a bottom edge of the information handling resource adjacent and perpendicular to the side edges, a retention force applied by the connector to the information handling resource overcomes the first and second forces such that the tool releases the information handling resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Patti, Aaron Donald Vowell
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING OF A MODULAR INFORMATION HANDLING RESOURCE
    Publication number: 20150359148
    Abstract: A tool for handling a modular information handling resource may include a drive portion, a first finger mechanically coupled to the drive portion, the first finger configured to apply a first force to a first side edge of the information handling resource when the information handling resource is engaged with the tool, and a second finger mechanically coupled to the drive portion, the second finger configured to apply a second force to a second side edge of the information handling resource opposite from the first side edge when the information handling resource is engaged with the tool. When the information handling resource is coupled to a connector via a bottom edge of the information handling resource adjacent and perpendicular to the side edges, a retention force applied by the connector to the information handling resource overcomes the first and second forces such that the tool releases the information handling resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey Patti, Aaron Donald Vowell