Patents by Inventor Vernon Dory Erickson

Vernon Dory Erickson 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).

  • Circuit board support
    Patent number: 6542366
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved circuit board support. The present invention provides for quick-assembly, limits circuit board flex, and supports a heat sink. In one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus suitable for supporting a circuit board, includes a support suitable for attachment to a chassis of an information handling system, wherein a heat sink may be attached through a printed circuit board to the support so as to enable the heat sink to be supported by the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Gateway, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Davis, Vernon Dory Erickson
  • Circuit board support
    Publication number: 20020105785
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved circuit board support. The present invention provides for quick-assembly, limits circuit board flex, and supports a heat sink. In one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus suitable for supporting a circuit board, includes a support suitable for attachment to a chassis of an information handling system, wherein a heat sink may be attached through a printed circuit board to the support so as to enable the heat sink to be supported by the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Gateway, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Davis, Vernon Dory Erickson