Patents by Inventor Russell B. Smith

Russell B. Smith 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).

  • Integrated electrical connector guard device for use in a personal computer
    Patent number: 5769646
    Abstract: The present invention provides, for use in a personal computer having a chassis with an electrical interface configured to form a connection with an electrical apparatus that extends externally from the chassis, an electrical connector protection device. The protection device comprises an electrical connector guard movably coupled to the chassis adjacent the interface to move between a retracted storage position and an extended guard position with respect to the chassis. The electrical connector guard, when in the extended guard position, is configured to guard and protect the electrical interface and the electrical apparatus from sustaining damage when the two are connected together by extending under a portion of the electrical apparatus, to thereby guard and protect the electrical interface and the electrical apparatus from sustaining damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Dell U.S.A., L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Cavello, Russell B. Smith