Patents by Inventor Orlando Pimienta

Orlando Pimienta 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).

  • Personal computer with configurational flexibility and service features
    Patent number: 5598318
    Abstract: A personal computer includes a frame unit and a top cover mounted to pivot upward and outward to the rear of the system, or alternately, upward to the side. One or more DASD storage devices may be mounted to extend downward from the top cover. A planar board is attached atop the lower side of the frame unit, where flexible mounting hardware allows the attachment of one of several types of planar boards. A central support structure includes a riser card plugged into a connector of the planar board, and a number of card connectors into which option cards can be plugged for electrical connection with the planar board. The central support structure also includes a bracket extending along the rear of the computer, having slots through which port connectors of the option cards can extend. The central support structure is held in engagement with the connector of the planar board by the top cover when this cover is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Dewitt, Todd A. McClurg, Jay H. Neer, Orlando Pimienta
  • Personal computer with configurational flexibility and service features
    Patent number: 5495389
    Abstract: A personal computer includes a frame unit and a top cover mounted to pivot upward and outward to the rear of the system, or alternately, upward to the side. One or more DASD storage devices may be mounted to extend downward from the top cover. A planar board is attached atop the lower side of the frame unit, where flexible mounting hardware allows the attachment of one of several types of planar boards. A central support structure includes a riser card plugged into a connector of the planar board, and a number of card connectors into which option cards can be plugged for electrical connection with the planar board. The central support structure also includes a bracket extending along the rear of the computer, having slots through which port connectors of the option cards can extend. The central support structure is held in engagement with the connector of the planar board by the top cover when this cover is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Dewitt, Todd A. McClurg, Jay H. Neer, Orlando Pimienta