Patents by Inventor Lance Buterbaugh

Lance Buterbaugh 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).

  • High current clamping connector
    Patent number: 8472167
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus including a chassis configured to accept a plurality of blades. The chassis may contain a backplane assembly may include a backplane bus bar configured to provide electrical power to the plurality of blades and a power supply configured to deliver electrical power through a power delivery bus bar. A clamp may be disposed to force the power delivery bus bar into electrical contact with the backplane bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Ixia
    Inventors: Robert Walance, Lance Buterbaugh
  • High Current Clamping Connector
    Publication number: 20120081855
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus including a chassis configured to accept a plurality of blades. The chassis may contain a backplane assembly may include a backplane bus bar configured to provide electrical power to the plurality of blades and a power supply configured to deliver electrical power through a power delivery bus bar. A clamp may be disposed to force the power delivery bus bar into electrical contact with the backplane bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Walance, Lance Buterbaugh