Patents by Inventor Gerald A. Dingman

Gerald A. Dingman 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).

  • System and method for securing a card within a computer chassis
    Patent number: 6357603
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for reliably, securely, and conveniently securing a computer card within a computer chassis. According to one embodiment, the computer card is first secured to a card bracket that includes an upper lip and a bottom tab. The card bracket is then mounted on the computer chassis by inserting the upper lip in an upper lip aperture formed in the computer chassis and inserting the bottom tab in a slot formed in the chassis. After the computer cards at issue have been thus mounted in the computer chassis, an elongated capture member is lowered into engagement with top portions of the card brackets and fastened to the chassis to sandwich the card bracket top portions between the computer chassis and the capture member. The capture member is pivotally secured to the chassis by a hinge to permit the capture member to be selectively pivoted into and out of engagement with the card brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: GlobalStreams, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald A. Dingman
  • Removable vehicle top
    Patent number: D327462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Inventor: Gerald Dingman
  • Front panel for a modular computer hardware component
    Patent number: D394252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Play Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald A. Dingman, James Dudley, Stephen Andrew Hartford, Daniel A. Kaye, Joseph Paul Montgomery, Michael Richard Young Moore
  • Front panel for a modular computer hardware component
    Patent number: D394253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Play Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald A. Dingman, James Dudley, Stephen Andrew Hartford, Daniel A. Kaye, Joseph Paul Montgomery, Michael Richard Young Moore
  • Front panel for a modular computer hardware component
    Patent number: D394430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Play Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald A. Dingman, James Dudley, Stephen Andrew Hartford, Daniel A. Kaye, Joseph Paul Montgomery, Michael Richard Young Moore
  • Portable control panel for a video/graphics workstation
    Patent number: D398003
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Play Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald A. Dingman, James Dudley, Stephen Andrew Hartford, Daniel A. Kaye, Joseph Paul Montgomery, Michael Richard Young Moore