Patents by Inventor Sanjay Pai

Sanjay Pai 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).

  • Method for engaging and disengaging electrical connector halves
    Patent number: 6397461
    Abstract: A device is disclosed herein for engaging and disengaging electrical connector halves, particularly electrical connector halves mounted on printed assembly boards that are to be electrically connected to a back plane. The device provides a drive train mechanism comprised of a plurality of gears and racks that, when attached, act to reduce the insertion force required to make the electrical connector halves disposed on the printed board assemblies and the back plane. A further aspect of the present invention involves the method of attaching a back plane to at least one stationary printed board assembly by actuation of a drive train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Brian S. Jarrett, Ronald C. Flamm, Sanjay Pai, George Daskalakis, Craig Jahne, Paul A. Cole, Neal E. Broadbent, Stephen R. Brown
  • Mechanism for engaging and disengaging electrical connector halves
    Patent number: 6167613
    Abstract: A device is disclosed herein for engaging and disengaging electrical connector halves, particularly electrical connector halves mounted on printed assembly boards that are to be electrically connected to a back plane. The device provides a drive train mechanism comprised of a plurality of gears and racks that, when attached, act to reduce the insertion force required to make the electrical connector halves disposed on the printed board assemblies and the back plane. A further aspect of the present invention involves the method of attaching a back plane to at least one stationary printed board assembly by actuation of a drive train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Brian S. Jarrett, Ronald C. Flamm, Sanjay Pai, George Daskalakis, Craig Jahne, Paul A. Cole, Neal E. Broadbent, Stephen R. Brown