Patents by Inventor Thomas H. Carson

Thomas H. Carson 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: 6816391
    Abstract: An information handling system case is disclosed which has a chassis suitable for containing an electronic component, an access door removably mounted to the chassis, the access door suitable for permitting access to an electronic component contained in the computer chassis, and a release mechanism adjacent to the access door, wherein the release mechanism is manually operable by a single hand of a user to release the access door from the chassis, the access door separating from the chassis upon manipulation of the release mechanism by the user. The quick release mechanism is preferably a squeezable handle. EMI shielding is accomplished through EMI clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Gateway, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Davis, Cesar Daniel Castillo, Armando Rocha, Richard A. Gibson, Vernon D. Erickson, Thomas H. Carson
  • Patent number: 6625034
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for securing a received tab included on a printed circuit board. The apparatus may include a chassis suitable for containing an electrical component, a card retention member disposed on the external surface of the chassis and a securing member pivotally attached to the card retention member. Additionally, the apparatus may contain a locking system for restraining the securing member in a secured orientation and an angled receiving area on the securing member suitable for forcing the received tab inward towards the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Gateway, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Davis, Cesar D. Castillo, Armando Rocha, Richard A. Gibson, Thomas H. Carson, Vernon D. Erickson
  • Publication number: 20030090881
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for securing a received tab included on a printed circuit board. The apparatus may include a chassis suitable for containing an electrical component, a card retention member disposed on the external surface of the chassis and a securing member pivotally attached to the card retention member. Additionally, the apparatus may contain a locking system for restraining the securing member in a secured orientation and an angled receiving area on the securing member suitable for forcing the received tab inward towards the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: Gateway, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Davis, Cesar D. Castillo, Armando Rocha, Richard A. Gibson, Thomas H. Carson, Vernon D. Erickson
  • Publication number: 20030081399
    Abstract: An information handling system case is disclosed which has a chassis suitable for containing an electronic component, an access door removably mounted to the chassis, the access door suitable for permitting access to an electronic component contained in the computer chassis, and a release mechanism adjacent to the access door, wherein the release mechanism is manually operable by a single hand of a user to release the access door from the chassis, the access door separating from the chassis upon manipulation of the release mechanism by the user. The quick release mechanism is preferably a squeezable handle. EMI shielding is accomplished through EMI clips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Gateway, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Davis, Cesar Daniel Castillo, Armando Rocha, Richard A. Gibson, Vernon D. Erickson, Thomas H. Carson
  • Patent number: 6442038
    Abstract: A card hold down assembly for retaining one or more expansion cards within the chassis of an electronic device such as a computer system, server, photocopier, facsimile machine, printer, or the like is described. The card hold down assembly is comprised of a retainer that engages the mounting bracket securing tab of an expansion card received in the chassis to at least partially restrain the tab for securing said expansion card in the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Gateway, Inc.
    Inventors: Vernon D. Erickson, David R. Davis, Thomas H. Carson, Robert S. Williams, Alejandro Puentes