Patents by Inventor James A. Haager
James A. Haager 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: 7436658Abstract: A pair of hard drives are slidably mounted upon a mounting displaced from an underlying printed circuit board secured to a base. The mounting includes a centrally located aperture beneath each hard drive to expose the underside of the hard drive to a cooling air flow flowing between the mounting and the printed circuit board. Rails, secured to the underside of each hard drive, slidably engage corresponding grooves in a respective section of the mounting and a locking bolt is used to secure a rail of the hard drive with the mounting. A ribbon cable having connectors at opposed ends interconnects each hard drive with the printed circuit board and the respective section of the mounting may include a tab to maintain the connector of the ribbon cable in engagement with a corresponding connector on the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2005Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Adtron CorporationInventors: James A. Haager, Ronald E. Tupa, Daniel P. Fogelson
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Publication number: 20070271779Abstract: Each of one or more devices to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides with insertion/extraction mechanisms. Each of a plurality of pairs of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains a respective set of rails upon attachment of the devices. The insertion/extraction mechanism includes one or more pivotable handles associated with each device for retaining the device with the substructure. A spring extending from a rail makes electrical contact with electrostatic discharge ground pads on the substructure to discharge existing static charge from the device prior to electrical engagement between an electrical connector on the device and an electrical connector on the substructure. An apertured plate of the substructure includes a plurality of apertures through which the devices are inserted/extracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2007Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicant: ADTRON CORPORATIONInventors: James Haager, Ronald Tupa, Daniel Fogelson
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Publication number: 20070271778Abstract: Each of one or more devices to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides with insertion/extraction mechanisms. Each of a plurality of pairs of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains a respective set of rails upon attachment of the devices. The insertion/extraction mechanism includes one or more pivotable handles associated with each device for retaining the device with the substructure. A spring extending from a rail makes electrical contact with electrostatic discharge ground pads on the substructure to discharge existing static charge from the device prior to electrical engagement between an electrical connector on the device and an electrical connector on the substructure. An apertured plate of the substructure includes a plurality of apertures through which the devices are inserted/extracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2007Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicant: ADTRON CORPORATIONInventors: James Haager, Ronald Tupa, Daniel Fogelson
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Publication number: 20070271774Abstract: Each of one or more devices to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides with insertion/extraction mechanisms. Each of a plurality of pairs of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains a respective set of rails upon attachment of the devices. The insertion/extraction mechanism includes one or more pivotable handles associated with each device for retaining the device with the substructure. A spring extending from a rail makes electrical contact with electrostatic discharge ground pads on the substructure to discharge existing static charge from the device prior to electrical engagement between an electrical connector on the device and an electrical connector on the substructure. An apertured plate of the substructure includes a plurality of apertures through which the devices are inserted/extracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2007Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicant: ADTRON CORPORATIONInventors: James Haager, Ronald Tupa, Daniel Fogelson
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Patent number: 7257886Abstract: Each of one or more devices to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides with insertion/extraction mechanisms. Each of a plurality of pairs of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains a respective set of rails upon attachment of the devices. The insertion/extraction mechanism includes one or more pivotable handles associated with each device for retaining the device with the substructure. A spring extending from a rail makes electrical contact with electrostatic discharge ground pads on the substructure to discharge existing static charge from the device prior to electrical engagement between an electrical connector on the device and an electrical connector on the substructure. An apertured plate of the substructure includes a plurality of apertures through which the devices are inserted/extracted.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Adtron CorporationInventors: James A. Haager, Ronald E. Tupa, Daniel P. Fogelson
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Publication number: 20060232948Abstract: A case adapted for housing and protecting one or more stacked printed circuit boards and conforming with an industry small form factor specification. For a single printed circuit board, a cover includes sidewalls for encircling the printed circuit board and supports for attaching the printed circuit board thereto. The cover is keyed to and attached to a support element that may enclose the circuit board therewithin. One or more openings in the case provide access to external electrical connectors. For stacked printed circuit boards, a spacer supports a pair of printed circuit boards. A cover extends across the top of the spacer to enclose the printed circuit boards and screws extend through the cover into the spacer to secure these elements with one another. For additional printed circuit boards, further spacers, each supporting a printed circuit board are stacked between the first spacer and the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: October 19, 2006Inventors: James Haager, Ronald Tupa, Daniel Fogelson
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Publication number: 20060150403Abstract: Each of one or more devices to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides with insertion/extraction mechanisms. Each of a plurality of pairs of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains a respective set of rails upon attachment of the devices. The insertion/extraction mechanism includes one or more pivotable handles associated with each device for retaining the device with the substructure. A spring extending from a rail makes electrical contact with electrostatic discharge ground pads on the substructure to discharge existing static charge from the device prior to electrical engagement between an electrical connector on the device and an electrical connector on the substructure. An apertured plate of the substructure includes a plurality of apertures through which the devices are inserted/extracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2006Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: James Haager, Ronald Tupa, Daniel Fogelson
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Patent number: 6918177Abstract: A device to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides joined at the front by a cross member. A pair of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains the rails upon attachment of the device. An alignment pin extending from a rail mates with a hole in one of the guides to insure alignment of an electrical connector of the device with an electrical connector mounted on the substructure. The cross member includes screws for securing the cross member to the substructure. A spring extending from a rail makes electrical contact with an adjacent guide and an electrostatic discharge contact plate to discharge any existing static charge.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Adtron CorporationInventors: James A. Haager, Kevin L. Kilzer, Daniel P. Fogelson, Ronald E. Tupa
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Patent number: 6831832Abstract: A device to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides joined at the front by a cross member. A pair of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains the rails upon attachment of the device. An alignment pin extending from a rail mates with a hole in one of the guides to insure alignment of an electrical connector of the device with an electrical connector mounted on the substructure. The cross member includes screws for securing the cross member to the substructure. A spring extending from a rail makes electrical contact with an adjacent guide and an electrostatic discharge contact plate to discharge any existing static charge.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Adtron CorporationInventors: James A. Haager, Kevin L. Kilzer, Daniel P. Fogelson, Ronald E. Tupa
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Publication number: 20040089469Abstract: A device to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides joined at the front by a cross member. A pair of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains the rails upon attachment of the device. An alignment pin extending from a rail mates with a hole in one of the guides to insure alignment of an electrical connector of the device with an electrical connector mounted on the substructure. The cross member includes screws for securing the cross member to the substructure. A spring extending from a rail makes electrical contact with an adjacent guide and an electrostatic discharge contact plate to discharge any existing static charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: James A. Haager, Kevin L. Kilzer, Daniel P. Fogelson, Ronald E. Tupa
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Publication number: 20040092151Abstract: A device to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides joined at the front by a cross member. A pair of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains the rails upon attachment of the device. An alignment pin extending from a rail mates with a hole in one of the guides to insure alignment of an electrical connector of the device with an electrical connector mounted on the substructure. The cross member includes screws for securing the cross member to the substructure. A spring extending from a rail makes electrical contact with an adjacent guide and an electrostatic discharge contact plate to discharge any existing static charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: James A. Haager, Kevin L. Kilzer, Daniel P. Fogelson, Ronald E. Tupa
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Patent number: 6716035Abstract: A device to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides joined at the front by a cross member. A pair of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains the rails upon attachment of the device. An alignment pin extending from a rail mates with a hole in one of the guides to insure alignment of an electrical connector of the device with an electrical connector mounted on the substructure. The cross member includes screws for securing the cross member to the substructure. A spring extending from a rail makes electrical contact with an adjacent guide and an electrostatic discharge contact plate to discharge any existing static charge.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2002Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Adtron CorporationInventors: James A. Haager, Kevin L. Kilzer, Daniel P. Fogelson, Ronald E. Tupa
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Publication number: 20030228773Abstract: A device to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides joined at the front by a cross member. A pair of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains the rails upon attachment of the device. An alignment pin extending from a rail mates with a hole in one of the guides to insure alignment of an electrical connector of the device with an electrical connector mounted on the substructure. The cross member includes screws for securing the cross member to the substructure. A spring extending from a rail makes electrical contact with an adjacent guide and an electrostatic discharge contact plate to discharge any existing static charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2002Publication date: December 11, 2003Inventors: James A. Haager, Kevin L. Kilzer, Daniel P. Fogelson, Ronald E. Tupa
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Patent number: D298943Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1985Date of Patent: December 13, 1988Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.Inventors: James A. Haager, Clifford T. Williams
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Patent number: D306580Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1987Date of Patent: March 13, 1990Assignee: IDEA Courier IncorporatedInventors: Jeff C. Elsmore, James A. Haager, John A. Scheibenreif, Francis Strickett