Patents by Inventor Filipe O. Simoes

Filipe O. Simoes 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).

  • Cable block for controlling cable routing in a terminal
    Patent number: 5221813
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the routing of operating cables from a computer or terminal. The apparatus includes a terminal and a cable block. The terminal has a mounting wall and a receiver for detachably securing the cable block thereto. The cable block has a U-shaped housing having an open side which faces the mounting wall and it also has internal dividers to provide open compartments to receive the cables. The U-shaped housing has resilient tangs thereon which cooperate with corresponding tangs on the terminal to detachably secure the cable block to the housing with the cables being routed between the compartments and the mounting wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1993
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Michael, Filipe O. Simoes, Alistair R. Hamilton