Patents by Inventor Edward Francis Furey

Edward Francis Furey 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).

  • Cabinet for insertion of circuit boards in tight spaces
    Patent number: 6071143
    Abstract: A retainer frame for holding a standard printed circuit board or other electronic card is sized and adapted for insertion and removal in tight places. In particular, the retainer frame, together with an actuator bar, is employed in conjunction with a cabinet with guides and a stop mechanism to produce an initially horizontal insertion motion followed immediately by a vertical motion during which electrical connection is made between the card and a corresponding connector in the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven George Barthel, Edward Francis Furey, Jody Allen Hickey, Wade Harold White
  • System and method for inserting circuit boards in tight spaces
    Patent number: 5868585
    Abstract: A retainer frame for holding a standard printed circuit board or other electronic card is sized and adapted for insertion and removal in tight places. In particular, the retainer frame, together with an actuator bar, is employed in conjunction with a cabinet with guides and a stop mechanism to produce an initially horizontal insertion motion followed immediately by a vertical motion during which electrical connection is made between the card and a corresponding connector in the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven George Barthel, Edward Francis Furey, Jody Allen Hickey, Wade Harold White