Patents by Inventor Horst Ruffner

Horst Ruffner 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).

  • Method to avoid malconnections with respect to voltage levels of electronic components of circuit boards during circuit board design
    Patent number: 8201134
    Abstract: A method to avoid malconnections with respect to voltage levels of electronic components of a circuit board during circuit board design is described, comprising the steps of: creation of a Component Specification Library (CSL) comprising at least distinct pinnames and assigned voltage data; creation of groups of pins of components to be connected with each other on a particular voltage level according to the circuit board design; verification of the voltage data of the pins of the components within the particular group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Horst Ruffner, Klaus Thumm
  • Method to Avoid Malconnections with Respect to Voltage Levels of Electronic Components of Circuit Boards During Circuit Board Design
    Publication number: 20090177701
    Abstract: A method to avoid malconnections with respect to voltage levels of electronic components of a circuit board during circuit board design is described, comprising the steps of: creation of a Component Specification Library (CSL) comprising at least distinct pinnames and assigned voltage data; creation of groups of pins of components to be connected with each other on a particular voltage level according to the circuit board design; verification of the voltage data of the pins of the components within the particular group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Horst Ruffner, Klaus Thumm