Patents by Inventor Franklin Demick Boyden

Franklin Demick Boyden 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).

  • Publication number: 20230328913
    Abstract: A field-replaceable unit (FRU) includes a self-actuating protective cover device that includes: a protective cover, a housing component that includes a slot, a driving link component attached to the protective cover and the housing component, a supporting link component attached to the protective cover and the housing component, and an engagement component attached to the driving link component, wherein the engagement component is to move within the slot of the housing component, and the engagement component is to cause the driving link component, the supporting link component, and the protective cover to move when the engagement component moves within the slot of the housing component. The protective cover is to be positioned over one or more connectors of the FRU when the engagement component is positioned at an unengaged position within the slot of the housing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jimmy Chun-Chuen LEUNG, Franklin Demick BOYDEN, Sean KIM
  • Publication number: 20230266807
    Abstract: A power supply assembly includes an input module that includes one or more captive screws, one or more first power supply connection components, and one or more first input feed connection components; and a power supply unit that includes one or more captive screw connection switches, one or more second power supply connection components, and one or more second input feed connection components. The input module is to physically and electrically connect to the power supply unit; the one or more captive screws are to physically engage, respectively, the one or more captive screw connection switches; the one or more first power supply connection components are to physically and electrically connect to, respectively, the one or more second power supply connection components; and the one or more first input feed connection components are to physically and electrically connect to, respectively, the one or more second input feed connection components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Varaha Venkata Satya Narayana JAGARAPU, Muhammad SAGARWALA, Katsuhiro OKAMURA, Franklin Demick BOYDEN, Jaspal S. GILL, David K. OWEN
  • Patent number: 6428352
    Abstract: A circuit board support operable with boards requiring a horizontal motion for engagement of connectors. The support can be exchanged for a traditional standoff and screw combination without modification of the board or supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
    Inventor: Franklin Demick Boyden