Patents by Inventor William Vincent Cranston, III

William Vincent Cranston, III 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).

  • Heat sink clamping string additionally holding a ZIF socket locked
    Patent number: 6175499
    Abstract: The locking member of a ZIF socket, which is movable between a locked position, in which high contact forces are present between contact springs within the socket and pins extending from an electronic module into the socket, and an unlocked position, in which the pins are released from the contact springs, is held in the locked position by means of a portion of a clamping spring inserted into a gap between the locking member and a portion of the housing of the ZIF socket. The clamping spring also holds a heat sink in place on the electronic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart Thomas Adams, William Vincent Cranston, III, Will Eugene Hamel, Jochem K. Koenig, John E. McCloskey
  • Heat sink clamping spring additionally holding a ZIF socket locked
    Patent number: 6118659
    Abstract: The locking member of a ZIF socket, which is movable between a locked position, in which high contact forces are present between contact springs within the socket and pins extending from an electronic module into the socket, and an unlocked position, in which the pins are released from the contact springs, is held in the locked position by means of a portion of a clamping spring inserted into a gap between the locking member and a portion of the housing of the ZIF socket. The clamping spring also holds a heat sink in place on the electronic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart Thomas Adams, William Vincent Cranston, III, Will Eugene Hamel, Jochem K. Koenig, John E. McCloskey
  • Computer with modular removable card cage
    Patent number: 6049449
    Abstract: A computer includes a main enclosure for housing a plurality of computer components. A subenclosure or card cage for housing a planar circuit board, including a CPU means, and at least one accessory board may be removably secured within the main enclosure, wherein the subenclosure, planar circuit board, and accessory circuit board may be selectively removed from the main enclosure as a unit. A connection means is provided to releasably electrically connect at least the planar circuit board to one of the computer components housed within the main enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Vincent Cranston, III, Robert Allen Hood, Frederick Charles Yentz, Jose Platon Basco
  • Computer with modular removable card cage
    Patent number: 5708563
    Abstract: A computer includes a main enclosure for housing a plurality of computer components. A subenclosure or card cage for housing a planar circuit board, including a CPU, and at least one accessory board may be removably secured within the main enclosure, wherein the subenclosure, planar circuit board, and accessory circuit board may be selectively removed from the main enclosure as a unit. A connection device is provided to releasably electrically connect at least the planar circuit board to one of the computer components housed within the main enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Vincent Cranston, III, Robert Allen Hood, Frederick Charles Yentz, Jose Platon Basco