Patents by Inventor Glenn Edward Myrto
Glenn Edward Myrto 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).
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Patent number: 7453690Abstract: Assembly and connection of electronic components are provided. In one embodiment, electronic components such as a CPU planar, power supplies, and other electronic components or subassemblies are positioned within an enclosure. An interface board removably positionable in the enclosure carries a plurality of electronic connectors, providing an electronic interface between the CPU planar, power supplies, and other electronic subassemblies. The interface board is movably mounted to a component module on a track. The component module is inserted in a first bay, with the attached interface board in a first position. The interface board connects to a movable cable plate, and is subsequently moved to a second position along with the connected cable plate to move one or more of the connectors to a second bay. An electronic subassembly positioned in the second bay or another bay may then be connected the interface board. Other electronic components may be connected to the interface board via the cable plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2006Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ian McFarlane Denny, David Lee Hager, Dean Frederick Herring, Jeffrey Millard Huson, Anthony Wayne Miles, Glenn Edward Myrto
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Patent number: 7401380Abstract: A low overhead hinge assembly comprising a stationary hinge plate and a rotating hinge plate. The stationary hinge plate having a stationary hinge plate body portion and a plurality of stationary hinge plate digits coupled to the stationary hinge plate body portion, each of the stationary hinge plate digits having an opening therein. The rotating hinge plate having a rotating hinge plate body portion and a plurality of pins coupled to the rotating hinge plate body portion, wherein the stationary hinge plate digits are configured to be engaged with the rotating hinge plate pins so that each of a plurality of the rotating hinge plate pins is inserted into an opening in one of the stationary hinge plate digits so as to pivotally couple the rotating hinge plate to the stationary hinge plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Dean Frederick Herring, Daniel Paul Kelaher, Glenn Edward Myrto, Paul Andrew Wormsbecher
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Publication number: 20080074837Abstract: Assembly and connection of electronic components are provided. In one embodiment, electronic components such as a CPU planar, power supplies, and other electronic components or subassemblies are positioned within an enclosure. An interface board removably positionable in the enclosure carries a plurality of electronic connectors, providing an electronic interface between the CPU planar, power supplies, and other electronic subassemblies. The interface board is movably mounted to a component module on a track. The component module is inserted in a first bay, with the attached interface board in a first position. The interface board connects to a movable cable plate, and is subsequently moved to a second position along with the connected cable plate to move one or more of the connectors to a second bay. An electronic subassembly positioned in the second bay or another bay may then be connected the interface board. Other electronic components may be connected to the interface board via the cable plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2006Publication date: March 27, 2008Inventors: Ian McFarlane Denny, David Lee Hager, Dean Frederick Herring, Jeffrey Milliard Huson, Anthony Wayne Miles, Glenn Edward Myrto
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Patent number: 6824325Abstract: A system and apparatus to couple a bracket member with a receiver member is disclosed. Embodiments may couple bracket members with receiver members, such as brackets to rails of racks, via a flexible member. The flexible member may secure a bracket member to a receiver member by fastening the bracket member to a corresponding extension or tab of the receiver member. Some embodiments may load a second portion of the flexible member such that pressure applied to the second portion can transfer the load to a first portion of the flexible member to facilitate coupling the bracket member with or decoupling the bracket member from the receiver member. In many of these embodiments, the load may transfer as a waveform along the flexible member. Further embodiments provide a lever for the second portion of the flexible member to facilitate transferring a load to the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2002Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John Geoffrey Gundlach, Jerry Lee Gunter, Dean Frederick Herring, Glenn Edward Myrto, Paul Andrew Wormsbecher
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Patent number: 6327139Abstract: An electrical equipment rack includes an electrical equipment unit that slides in and out of the rack on two drawer slides. A hinge attaches a first cable management arm to the rack or to a first drawer slide, which is attached to the rack. Another hinge attaches a second cable management arm to the equipment unit or to a second drawer slide, which is attached to the equipment unit. A flexible linkage is connected between and joins each of the free ends of the two cable management arms. Cables for interconnecting two or more equipment units are attached to the cable management arms and flexible linkage. The equipment unit can be extended out the front or back of the rack for servicing, and each of the cable management arms can be rotated away from the equipment unit to permit easy access to the unit. The flexible linkage limits the bend radii of the cables without regard to the position of the cable management arms or the position of the equipment unit relative to the rack.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2000Date of Patent: December 4, 2001Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David Frederick Champion, Kevin D. Johnson, Michael Sven Miller, Glenn Edward Myrto, Brian Alan Trumbo
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Patent number: 6015301Abstract: A surface mount socket having a capability to permit replacing a surface mount component. The component is biased with a spring toward an area array site on a substrate. The component and spring are positioned within a base adjacent the area array site and mechanically held down with a coupler. An interconnect structure for use therewith is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 1998Date of Patent: January 18, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Louis Brodsky, Benson Chan, Glenn Edward Myrto, John Henry Sherman
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Patent number: 5984691Abstract: A flexible circuitized interposer (50) and method of making same wherein the interposer includes at least one flexible circuitized substrate (53) having a dielectric (e.g., polyimide) layer (54) with a conductor (55) and plated elements (56), e.g., copper pad, including possibly with dendrites (57) thereon for enhanced connection, an apertured support member (58) aligning with the conductor, and a support member (60) having the apertured member thereon. When the interposer is engaged, the flexible circuitized substrate (53) is depressed within the aperture (59). Various alternatives, including a support (60") formed with compression portions (69) that extend into respective apertures (59) in the support member (58), and an interim, compressible support (60""), are disclosed. Flexure is also enhanced by utilization of patterns of one or more apertures (64) in the flexible substrate relative to and substantially surrounding the positioned conductors (56).Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1998Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Louis Brodsky, Glenn Lee Kehley, Glenn Edward Myrto, John Henry Sherman
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Patent number: 5938454Abstract: An electrical connector for coupling two circuitized substrates (e.g., a ball grid array module and a printed circuit board) wherein the connector includes a base member fixedly secured (e.g., soldered) to the printed circuit board and having one substrate oriented therein. The connector further includes a 2-part retention member including one part movably oriented in the base and a second part for directly engaging the retained substrate to cause it to move downwardly (and thus in a completely different direction than the direction of rotation of the movable one part within the base) to thereby provide effective connection between substrates. An interposer may be used if desired. An information handling system including a microprocessor and connector electrically coupled thereto is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1997Date of Patent: August 17, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Louis Brodsky, Glenn Lee Kehley, Glenn Edward Myrto, John Henry Sherman
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Patent number: 5919050Abstract: A socket connects electronic components such as integrated circuit modules with arrays of solder balls or columns, lands, pads of similar contacts to other components, typically substrates such as printed circuit boards. The socket has a polarization post and locator posts that extend through polarization and locator holes in the substrate and in a registration sheet that locates the module with respect to the substrate. The heads of the posts, which are all substantially the same size, extend through arcuate slots in a cam ring. Each of the slots has an inclined ramp that engages the heads of the post. When the cam ring is turned, the heads of the posts ride up the ramps, moving the cam ring towards the substrate and compressing a wave spring that presses against a pressure plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1997Date of Patent: July 6, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Glenn Lee Kehley, Glenn Edward Myrto, John Henry Sherman
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Patent number: 5785535Abstract: A computer system having a capability to permit replacing a surface mount component. The component is biased with a spring toward an area array site on a substrate mounted in the computer system enclosure, along with a power supply, a bus system, and connectors for communicating with units external to the enclosure. The component and spring are positioned within a base adjacent the area array site and mechanically held down with a coupler. An interconnect structure for use therewith is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 1996Date of Patent: July 28, 1998Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Louis Brodsky, Benson Chan, Glenn Edward Myrto, John Henry Sherman
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Patent number: 5759047Abstract: A flexible circuitized interposer (50) and method of making same wherein the interposer includes at least one flexible circuitized substrate (53) having a dielectric (e.g., polyimide) layer (54) with a conductor (55) and plated elements (56), e.g., copper pad, including possibly with dendrites (57) thereon for enhanced connection, an apertured support member (58) aligning with the conductor, and a support member (60) having the apertured member thereon. When the interposer is engaged, the flexible circuitized substrate (53) is depressed within the aperture (59). Various alternatives, including a support (60") formed with compressible portions (69) that extend into respective apertures (59) in the support member (58), and an interim, compressible support (60""), are disclosed. The support member may also be metallic, e.g., for use as an electrical ground shield.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1996Date of Patent: June 2, 1998Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Louis Brodsky, Glenn Lee Kehley, Glenn Edward Myrto, John Henry Sherman