Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Nelsen

Stephen P. Nelsen 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).

  • Patent number: 5400222
    Abstract: An extensible bus assembly provides very short, uniform stub lengths from a bus transceiver to the bus assembly. The extensible bus assembly includes a bus termination cap, a plurality of extenders and an anchor. Each bus assembly element is L-shaped so that the bus transceiver, or some similar bus driver, may be positioned in close proximity to the bus assembly by placing the bus transceiver in the "corner" of the L; this ensures short, uniform stub lengths. Conductive surfaces are vertically positioned within the termination cap and plurality of extenders. The conductive surfaces may be compliant pins and/or spring-loaded wire conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Stephen P. Nelsen, Samuel M. Babb