Patents by Inventor Loren Murchison

Loren Murchison 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).

  • Backplate for securing a circuit card to a computer chassis
    Patent number: 6295208
    Abstract: A backplate is provided having an elongated section with one or more tab sets. Each tab sets includes a first and second tab that extends from the elongated section. The first and second tabs are laterally spaced apart and longitudinally offset with respect to each other to define a slot for retaining a substrate such as a circuit card. The first tab may include a tang that contacts a fastener hole of the substrate, and may include a distal contact surface for contacting a grounding plane on the substrate. The second tab may be curved, or may include a tang that contacts another fastener hole of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Loren Murchison, Carlos Burbano, Brian Geroge Reeve