Patents by Inventor Kenneth Frame

Kenneth Frame 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: 20070097622
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a printed circuit board assembly comprises a heat sink having an electrically conductive mounting support and a printed circuit board including detection circuitry to detect an electrical connection between the electrically conductive mounting support and an electrically conductive receiver on the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Phillip Leech, Kenneth Frame, Khaldoun Alzien
  • Patent number: 7187541
    Abstract: A slot in a media drive cage receives a protrusion of a media drive housing. A spring adjacent to the slot engages the protrusion just before it reaches the end of the slot, causing the media drive to slow down prior to reaching a fully engaged position within the cage. The frictional slowing reduces mechanical shock to the drive when its movement stops. A resilient finger at the end of the slot further reduces shock. A resilient latch retains the drive within the slot. To remove the drive, the latch may be disengaged by pulling on a hook portion of the latch. The slot may be nonlinear to enable airflow through the slot and over the drive, thus facilitating cooling of the drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Greg Franke, Kenneth Frame, Greg Renfro
  • Publication number: 20050214098
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a fastener includes an integrated isolation member composed of a resilient material, the isolation member being adapted to isolate a storage media drive to which the fastener is to be mounted from a drive cage in which the drive is to be installed, the isolation member being sized and configured to fit within a slot of the drive cage and to abut a surface of the drive cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Franke, Kenneth Frame, Tommy Griffin
  • Publication number: 20050094367
    Abstract: A slot in a media drive cage receives a protrusion of a media drive housing. A spring adjacent to the slot engages the protrusion just before it reaches the end of the slot, causing the media drive to slow down prior to reaching a fully engaged position within the cage. The frictional slowing reduces mechanical shock to the drive when its movement stops. A resilient finger at the end of the slot further reduces shock. A resilient latch retains the drive within the slot. To remove the drive, the latch may be disengaged by pulling on a hook portion of the latch. The slot may be nonlinear to enable airflow through the slot and over the drive, thus facilitating cooling of the drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Greg Franke, Kenneth Frame, Greg Renfro
  • Publication number: 20050002157
    Abstract: A computer system having electronic components housed in a central unit having a protective enclosure and a cover. The cover is moveable to provide access to electronic components housed in the central unit. The cover allows access to certain electronic components and prevents access to other electronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Kenneth Frame, Gregory Franke