Patents by Inventor Craig Bayman McIntosh

Craig Bayman McIntosh 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).

  • Apparatus for a circuit board extender
    Patent number: 5909359
    Abstract: An apparatus to extend printed circuit board length allows for secure mounting of the printed circuit boards. More particularly, the extender bracket apparatus (30) is for stabilizing small or short, commercial off the shelf (COTS) circuit boards (20) for personal computers (PC). The apparatus will aid in operation of small circuit boards for rugged applications such as high vibration conditions in vehicles. The extender bracket apparatus (30) is first fastened to an adjustable clamp (60), which is then fastened to a COTS circuit board. The adjustable clamp has holes that facilitate attaching to slots in the extender bracket apparatus. The clamp and extender board may have a dielectric surface to prevent electrical conduction. The dielectric can be an adhesive to hold the printed circuit board. The apparatus can then be fastened to a computer chassis (40) for rigidly mounting the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Summers, Ronald Newell Hamilton, Craig Bayman McIntosh
  • Printed wiring card end bracket for ruggedizing printed wiring cards
    Patent number: 5883792
    Abstract: An end bracket for ruggedization of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) printed wiring cards is described. End bracket (400) has flanges (420,430) with holes for attachment of end bracket (400) to free end (250) of printed wiring card (210). End bracket (400) also has a flange (440) for attaching end bracket(400) to a fixed structure. The holes in flanges (420,430) generally form a hole pattern that matches a standard hole pattern found in free end (250) of printed wiring card (210).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Summers, Ronald Newell Hamilton, Craig Bayman McIntosh
  • Peripheral component interconnect gateway controller
    Patent number: 5848252
    Abstract: A gateway controller (100) for facilitating the exchange of information between PCI busses (101,103). The controller (100) may comprise a single printed wiring board (301) or two printed wiring boards (201,203) connected by cable (205). Busses (101, 103) are physically isolated from one another for security or other reasons.This technique provides for controlled communication capability which does not require direct linking of two subsystem buses. This technique also provides for a method of transparent communication between subsystems. This gateway controller (100) allows data control while providing bus security and physical isolation of communication buses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Henry Granau, Steven David Willis, Mark David Summers, Craig Bayman McIntosh