Terrill L Woolsey, Age 781340 Pin Oak Cir, Wichita, KS 67230

6730842, May 4, 2004

Dec 19, 2001

10/025245

Terrill L. Woolsey - Wichita KS

LSI Logic Corporation - Milpitas CA

H02G 308

174 50, 3122932, 3122933, 361725

The present invention is directed to a system for providing a removable access panel for utilization with electronic devices. The panel of the present invention is connected to the frame of an electronic device through the use of a pocket hinge which allows a curved extension on the cover to engage a corresponding curved surface included in the pocket. Utilization of the present invention allows for the electronic device to maintain its overall provide while providing a hinge system allowing for ease of access and removable functionality.

7042737, May 9, 2006

Dec 12, 2000

09/734998

Terrill L. Woolsey - Wichita KS, US
Norman W. Hobson - Wichita KS, US

LSI Logic Corporation - Milpitas CA

H05K 9/00

361799, 361800, 361816, 361818, 361753, 174 35 R, 174 35 GC, 439607

A system is provided for channeling high frequency signals through sheet metal containment within an electronic device. In exemplary embodiments of the invention, an electronic device employing the system includes a midplane circuit board. One or more interface modules may be coupled to the midplane circuit board, for example, for providing a high frequency interconnect with other devices such as Fiber Channel or the like. A midplane chassis shield is disposed within the device's housing adjacent to the midplane circuit board so that the interface modules interconnect with the midplane circuit board through apertures formed in the shield wherein the midplane circuit board, midplane chassis shield and interface module cooperate for providing a low impedance tunnel for channeling high frequency signals to ground.

7081587, Jul 25, 2006

May 2, 2005

11/120840

Terrill L. Woolsey - Wichita KS, US

LSI Logic Corporation - Milpitas CA

H05K 9/00

174 35GC, 174135, 174 35 R, 361692, 361800, 361816

A self-sealing apparatus for containing electrical energy associated with electrical components. The apparatus includes one or more removable devices maintained by a housing. Each of the removable devices contains electrical components therein and is separated from at least one other removable device by a clearance gap formed therebetween. A self-sealing barrier can be formed from the clearance gap, wherein the clearance gap surrounds the removable device in order to contain electrical energy associated with the electrical components when the electrical components are maintained within the removable device or extracted or inserted from or into the removable device.

7204371, Apr 17, 2007

Jul 9, 2002

10/191219

Terrill L. Woolsey - Wichita KS, US
Tina M. Reintjes - Wichita KS, US

LSI Logic Corporation - Milpitas CA

A47F 7/00

211 26

A method and system for controlling electronic component configuration. The system includes a guard including an aperture and a plate including an aperture are adjustably connected. The guard and the plate each include a pin connected thereto. The system is capable of adjusting configurations to obtain an open configuration where at least a portion of the guard and plate apertures align and a blocked configuration where the plate and the guard apertures fail to permit access. Depending on an introduced component characteristic the component's physical keying structure may be received or prevented depending on the implementation. Additionally the present invention permits retrofitting a component with a correct characteristic but lacking a keying structure by disposing plate/guard pins outside the footprint of an introduced electronic component.

7390975, Jun 24, 2008

Jul 25, 2006

11/493260

Terrill Woolsey - Wichita KS, US
Robert Harvey - Wichita KS, US

LSI Corporation - Milpitas CA

H05K 9/00

174355, 174369, 174382, 361799, 361800

An electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket for an electronic module comprises a valley feature formed on one side of an EMI gasket and a crown feature formed on the other side of the EMI gasket in order to complement the valley. One or more EMI gaskets are used to construct a shield across the opening of a module cage or rack. Each gasket forms a link in a series of modules, in order to complete a seal across the opening in the cage. A perpendicular pressure forces the module gaskets to center and align evenly as the crown and valley of the opposite features nest together. The modules can be then pressed together and the overlap of the crown and valley acts to center the alignment and create a pressure for satisfactory EMI grounding and the reduction of EMI leakage.

7515411, Apr 7, 2009

Feb 9, 2007

11/673466

Terrill Woolsey - Wichita KS, US
Tanja Smith - Wichita KS, US

LSI Corporation - Milpitas CA

H05K 7/20
H01L 23/36

361695, 361687, 361694, 454184

Embodiments of the present invention provide a multi-fan cooling system in which redundancy in airflow across a plurality of electrical boards is maintained. This redundancy is provided by having an ability to at least partially divert airflow from a functioning fan to an electrical board for which its corresponding fan has failed. According to various embodiments of the present invention, the multi-fan cooling system comprises two fans located proximate to each other. An airflow plenum couples and distributes air from the two fans across a plurality of electrical boards. In certain embodiments, the plenum comprises stacked outlets that distribute airflow from the two fans across the plurality of electrical boards. During normal operation, this airflow is approximately evenly distributed across the electrical boards. However, if one of the fans fails, the plenum causes air from the single operating fan to still be distributed across the plurality of electrical boards.

6048642, Apr 11, 2000

Jun 30, 1997

8/884836

Terrill L. Woolsey - Wichita KS

LSI Logic Corporation - Milpitas CA

H01M 210

429163

The invention provides an exemplary computer component which comprises a battery pack and a container tray for receiving the battery pack. The battery pack in turn comprises a base and a cover which are slidable relative to each other to accommodate for the thickness of the battery pack when received within the container tray. Further, the container tray includes an aperture to provide access to the battery pack. A module is also provided and includes an interfacing device to allow the battery pack to be coupled to the module when the container tray is inserted into the module.