Patents by Inventor Kenneth M. Sullivan

Kenneth M. Sullivan 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).

  • Memory interconnect arrangement having high data transfer speed signal integrity
    Patent number: 9155194
    Abstract: An arrangement having a processor electrically to, and mounted on, a portion of a surface of a motherboard. A plurality of memory cards is plugged into memory board slot type connectors on a surface of the memory card printed circuit board with the surface of the memory card printed circuit board being perpendicular to the surface of the motherboard. A right angle backplane connector has a first end disposed perpendicular to, and electrically connected to the surface of a motherboard and a second end disposed on the surface of, and electrically connected to, the memory card printed circuit board. The plurality of memory cards is parallel to the surface of the motherboard. An ejector mechanism is provided for removing the memory printed circuit board from an electrical connector receptacle mounted to the motherboard by camming action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Sullivan, Adrianus Djohan, Jonathan C. Giffen, Lawrence J. Feroli, John Phinney, Kranti Uppala
  • Printed circuit board injector/ejector mechanism
    Patent number: 8747132
    Abstract: An arrangement having a processor electrically to, and mounted on, a portion of a surface of a motherboard. A plurality of memory cards is plugged into memory board slot type connectors on a surface of the memory card printed circuit board with the surface of the memory card printed circuit board being perpendicular to the surface of the motherboard. A right angle backplane connector has a first end disposed perpendicular to, and electrically connected to the surface of a motherboard and a second end disposed on the surface of, and electrically connected to, the memory card printed circuit board. The plurality of memory cards is parallel to the surface of the motherboard. An injector/ejector mechanism is provided for removing the memory printed circuit board from an electrical connector receptacle mounted to the motherboard by camming action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Feroli, Kenneth M. Sullivan, Albert F. Beinor, Jr.