公开(公告)号：US06933896B2

公开(公告)日：2005-08-23

申请号：US10408394

申请日：2003-04-07

申请人： Douglas Alan Sward ,  Brent Madsen ,  Carlos Rios ,  Jeffrey Jones ,  Robert Yarbrough ,  Nhan T. Nguyen

发明人： Douglas Alan Sward ,  Brent Madsen ,  Carlos Rios ,  Jeffrey Jones ,  Robert Yarbrough ,  Nhan T. Nguyen

IPC分类号： H01Q1/10 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/42

CPC分类号： H01Q1/2275 ,  H01Q1/10 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/244 ,  H01Q1/38

摘要： The present invention is a retractable/extendable diversity antenna that provides the appropriate polarization in a horizontal orientation. The antenna structure is placed within a Type II PCMCIA PC card package and may be extended or retracted with one touch. The antenna structure is large enough to provide for the diversity antenna design and may optionally be housed within a PCMCIA Type II PC Card. At least one spring-loaded mechanism is used to extend the antenna structure beyond the PCMCIA PC Card package and to provide stability while the antenna structure is in the extended position. The diversity antenna configuration may consist of either two miniature, planar antenna modules or two etched printed circuit board contours that are spaced as far apart as possible with a minimum separation of a quarter wave length distance in order to provide mitigation to radio multipath fading effects. The antenna modules have orientations perpendicular to each other such that the polar nulls representative of their radiation patterns remain spatially orthogonal.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种在水平方向上提供适当极化的可伸缩分集天线。 天线结构放置在II型PCMCIA PC卡封装内，并可通过一触即可延伸或缩回。 天线结构足够大以提供分集天线设计，并且可以可选地容纳在PCMCIA II型PC卡内。 使用至少一个弹簧加载机构将天线结构延伸超过PCMCIA PC卡封装，并在天线结构处于延伸位置时提供稳定性。 分集天线配置可以由两个微型，平面天线模块或两个蚀刻的印刷电路板轮廓组成，这两个蚀刻印刷电路板轮廓以最小间隔四分之一波长距离尽可能地间隔开，以便减轻对无线电多径衰落的影响。 天线模块具有彼此垂直的取向，使得表示其辐射图案的极坐标空间保持在空间上正交。

公开(公告)号：US06545643B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09658140

申请日：2000-09-08

申请人： Douglas Alan Sward ,  Brent Madsen ,  Carlos Rios ,  Jeffrey Jones ,  Robert Yarbrough ,  Nhan T. Nguyen

发明人： Douglas Alan Sward ,  Brent Madsen ,  Carlos Rios ,  Jeffrey Jones ,  Robert Yarbrough ,  Nhan T. Nguyen

IPC分类号： H01Q138

CPC分类号： H01Q1/2275 ,  H01Q1/10 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/244 ,  H01Q1/38

摘要： The present invention is a retractable/extendable diversity antenna that provides the appropriate polarization in a horizontal orientation. The antenna structure is placed within a Type II PCMCIA PC card package and may be extended or retracted with one touch. The antenna structure is large enough to provide for the diversity antenna design and may optionally be housed within a PCMCIA Type II PC Card. At least one spring-loaded mechanism is used to extend the antenna structure beyond the PCMCIA PC Card package and to provide stability while the antenna structure is in the extended position. The diversity antenna configuration may consist of either two miniature, planar antenna modules or two etched printed circuit board contours that are spaced as far apart as possible with a minimum separation of a quarter wave length distance in order to provide mitigation to radio multipath fading effects. The antenna modules have orientations perpendicular to each other such that the polar nulls representative of their radiation patterns remain spatially orthogonal.

公开(公告)号：USD451501S1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-04

申请号：US29130851

申请日：2000-10-10

申请人： Douglas Alan Sward ,  Brent Madsen ,  Ryan Kunz

设计人： Douglas Alan Sward ,  Brent Madsen ,  Ryan Kunz

公开(公告)号：USRE34135E

公开(公告)日：1992-12-01

申请号：US506861

申请日：1990-04-09

申请人： Brent Madsen ,  Greg Slobodzian ,  Bill Kersey ,  Brent Madsen

发明人： Brent Madsen ,  Greg Slobodzian ,  Bill Kersey ,  Brent Madsen

IPC分类号： G09F13/28

CPC分类号： G09F13/28

摘要： A light matrix display system and a lamp socket for use therein. The lamp socket receives a single lamp which may be easily replaced by another lamp. The lamp socket is also designed so that it may be readily replaced if necessary. A solid state switching circuit is replaceably mounted on each lamp socket. Thus, if a switching circuit fails, it may be quickly replaced without disturbing the operation of other lamps. The light matrix display system includes a plurality of lamps arranged in rows and columns. A plurality of row control conductors and column control conductors are provided which are connected to a matrix system controller. Hot and neutral AC current supplying conductors and one row control conductor and one column control conductor are directly connected to each lamp socket and the switching circuit associated with the lamp socket. When proper voltages are placed on the row and column control conductors connected to a lamp socket, current flows through the solid state switching circuit, which turns on the corresponding lamp.

公开(公告)号：US20060055681A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-16

申请号：US11218894

申请日：2005-09-02

申请人： William West ,  Paul Nagel ,  Roger Johnsen ,  Brent Madsen

发明人： William West ,  Paul Nagel ,  Roger Johnsen ,  Brent Madsen

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1632 ,  G06F2200/1612

摘要： A surface-mount touch panel cradle is disclosed for use in electrically controlling remote components. The surface-mount touch panel cradle comprises a surface mounted receptacle. A cradle frame can be coupled to the receptacle. A frame biasing mechanism can be configured to move the cradle frame away from the information mount to enable the touch panel to be inserted and removed from the receptacle. An electrical connection can be located within the receptacle. The electrical connection can be configured to be electrically coupled to the touch panel.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于电控遥控部件的表面贴装触摸面板支架。 表面安装的触摸面板支架包括表面安装的插座。 支架框架可以联接到插座。 框架偏置机构可以被配置为使托架框架远离信息安装座移动，以使得触摸面板能够从插座插入和移除。 电气连接可以位于容器内。 电连接可以被配置为电耦合到触摸面板。

公开(公告)号：US6120307A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-19

申请号：US286284

申请日：1999-04-05

申请人： Paul E. Nagel ,  Brent Madsen ,  David Oliphant ,  Joshua Randall ,  Ryan A. Kunz

发明人： Paul E. Nagel ,  Brent Madsen ,  David Oliphant ,  Joshua Randall ,  Ryan A. Kunz

IPC分类号： H01R31/06 ,  H01R13/44 ,  H01R13/60

CPC分类号： H01R31/065 ,  H01R24/62 ,  Y10S439/946

摘要： A connector includes a modular housing having a jack slidably disposed thereto. The housing includes a substantially U-shaped frame having a cover mounted thereon. A printed circuit board (PCB) is secured to the frame and has an elongated center finger extending between the opposing side walls of the frame. A plurality of partially exposed contact lines are formed on the center finger of the PCB. The jack includes a slide plate having an aperture extending therethrough and a channel communicating with the aperture. The aperture is configured to receive a media plug. Mounted on the slide plate so as to be positioned over the channel is a pin block. The pin block has a plurality of elongated slots formed therein. The slots face the channel and are separated by insulating walls. Disposed within each of the elongated slots is a substantially S-shaped pin. Each pin has a tail end that is mounted to the pin block, a downwardly curved portion that extends within the channel, and an opposing lead end which is freely disposed within the aperture of the slide plate. The center finger of the PCB is slidably received within the channel of the slide plate such that the jack can be selectively moved between an extended position and a retracted position.

摘要翻译： 连接器包括具有可滑动地设置在其上的插座的模块化壳体。 壳体包括大致U形的框架，其上安装有盖。 印刷电路板（PCB）被固定在框架上，并且具有在框架的相对的侧壁之间延伸的细长的中心指。 多个局部露出的接触线形成在PCB的中心指状物上。 千斤顶包括具有延伸穿过其中的孔的滑动板和与孔连通的通道。 孔被配置为接收介质插头。 安装在滑板上以便定位在通道上方是一个针脚块。 销块具有形成在其中的多个细长槽。 槽面向通道并由绝缘壁隔开。 在每个细长的槽中设置有大致S形的销。 每个销具有安装到销块的尾端，在通道内延伸的向下弯曲的部分，以及自由地设置在滑板的孔内的相对的引线端。 PCB的中心指可滑动地容纳在滑动板的通道内，使得千斤顶可以在伸出位置和缩回位置之间选择性地移动。

公开(公告)号：US20050194176A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-08

申请号：US11064801

申请日：2005-02-24

申请人： Roger Johnsen ,  Richard Hedderich ,  Brent Madsen ,  Michael Dallon

发明人： Roger Johnsen ,  Richard Hedderich ,  Brent Madsen ,  Michael Dallon

IPC分类号： H02G3/14 ,  H05K5/03

CPC分类号： H02G3/14

摘要： A system is disclosed for mounting a faceplate. The system includes a sub-plate configured to be coupled to a junction box. The sub-plate can have an interference-fit socket extending through the sub-plate. The interference-fit socket comprises one or more interference fingers located adjacent to a post opening. A post extending from the faceplate can be positioned and sized such that, as the faceplate is coupled to the sub-plate, the post will be received into the post opening in the interference-fit socket and engaged by the one or more interference fingers, enabling the faceplate to be securely mounted to the sub-plate.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于安装面板的系统。 该系统包括被配置为联接到接线盒的子板。 子板可以具有延伸穿过子板的干涉配合插座。 干涉配合插座包括一个或多个位于邻近开口的干涉指。 从面板延伸的柱可以定位和定尺寸使得当面板联接到子板时，柱将被容纳到干涉配合插座中的柱形开口中并且被一个或多个干涉指状物接合， 使面板牢固地安装到子板上。

公开(公告)号：US20060076366A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-13

申请号：US11247793

申请日：2005-10-11

申请人： Paul Furner ,  Thomas Gasper ,  Chris Kubicek ,  Leon Lemon ,  Brent Madsen ,  Nathan Westphal ,  Kenneth Michaels ,  Cory Nelson ,  M. Carpenter ,  Michael Short

发明人： Paul Furner ,  Thomas Gasper ,  Chris Kubicek ,  Leon Lemon ,  Brent Madsen ,  Nathan Westphal ,  Kenneth Michaels ,  Cory Nelson ,  M. Carpenter ,  Michael Short

IPC分类号： B65D83/14 ,  B65D83/00 ,  B65D83/06 ,  B65D83/20

CPC分类号： B65D83/262 ,  A01M1/2038 ,  A61L9/14 ,  A61L2209/11 ,  A61L2209/111 ,  A61L2209/134 ,  B05B11/3053 ,  B05B12/02 ,  B05B12/12 ,  B05B12/122

摘要： An automatic discharge device comprises a housing adapted to receive a container therein. An actuator arm is attached to the housing and movable between first and second positions. The actuator arm includes a dispensing bore therein. A drive unit is provided for automatically moving the actuator arm into one of the first and second positions in response to a signal from at least one of a timer, a sensor, and a manual switch. The actuator arm is adapted to engage and actuate a nozzle of the container in the first position and allow a fluid disposed in an interior of the container to be dispensed through the nozzle and the dispensing bore of the actuator arm.

摘要翻译： 自动排放装置包括适于在其中容纳容器的壳体。 致动器臂附接到壳体并且能够在第一和第二位置之间移动。 致动器臂在其中包括分配孔。 提供驱动单元，用于响应于来自定时器，传感器和手动开关中的至少一个的信号自动地将致动器臂移动到第一和第二位置之一。 致动器臂适于在第一位置接合和致动容器的喷嘴，并允许通过喷嘴和致动器臂的分配孔分配设置在容器内部的流体。

公开(公告)号：US06475003B2

公开(公告)日：2002-11-05

申请号：US09415964

申请日：1999-10-12

申请人： Jeffrey L. Jones ,  Brent Madsen

发明人： Jeffrey L. Jones ,  Brent Madsen

IPC分类号： H01R1344

CPC分类号： H01R13/2421 ,  H01R13/22 ,  H01R24/62

摘要： The present invention relates to a removable and/or retractable extension for an electronic apparatus which is connected to the apparatus with a physically independent electrical connector which enables the extension to be retracted, extended, removed and replaced without connection or disconnection of wires, cables, plugs, jacks, flex connectors and similar devices which physically restrain the extension. Preferred embodiments of the present invention include longitudinally extensible conductors or leaf-spring conductors to provide a physically independent electrical connection between the retractable and/or removable extension and its host electronic apparatus. The extensions of some embodiments of the present invention include antennas, physical/electrical media connectors and similar electrical and electronic devices.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于电子设备的可拆卸的和/或可伸缩的延伸部分，其连接到具有物理上独立的电连接器的装置，该电连接器能够延伸，延伸，移除和更换，而无需连接或断开电线，电缆， 插头，千斤顶，柔性连接器和物理上限制扩展的类似设备。 本发明的优选实施例包括纵向可延伸导体或片簧导体，以在可伸缩和/或可移除的延伸部与其主机电子设备之间提供物理上独立的电连接。 本发明的一些实施例的扩展包括天线，物理/电介质连接器和类似的电气和电子设备。

公开(公告)号：US06332784B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-25

申请号：US09585931

申请日：2000-06-02

申请人： David Oliphant ,  Brent Madsen

发明人： David Oliphant ,  Brent Madsen

IPC分类号： H01R1200

CPC分类号： H05K5/0273 ,  H01R31/065 ,  H01R2201/06 ,  Y10S439/946

摘要： A communications card, which preferably conforms to the PCMCIA requirements for a Type III PC card, includes a housing formed by a top cover and a bottom cover. An opening is formed in the housing of the communications card sized and the opening is sized and configured to receive a RJ series connector plug such that no portion of the plug extends through either the top surface or the bottom surface of the communications card. In particular, a portion of the top cover defines an upper portion of the opening and a portion of the bottom cover defines a lower portion of the opening. Preferably, the distance from the top surface to the bottom surface of the communications card is generally equal to or less than about 10.5 mm. Additionally, a distance that is generally equal to or less than about 10.1 mm separates the inner upper surface of the opening from the lower inner surface of the opening.

摘要翻译： 优选地符合PCMCIA对III型PC卡的要求的通信卡包括由顶盖和底盖形成的壳体。 在通信卡的壳体中形成开口，并且开口的尺寸和构造被配置为接收RJ串联连接器插头，使得插头的任何部分延伸穿过通信卡的顶表面或底表面。 特别地，顶盖的一部分限定开口的上部，并且底盖的一部分限定开口的下部。 优选地，从通信卡的顶表面到底表面的距离通常等于或小于约10.5mm。 此外，通常等于或小于约10.1mm的距离将开口的内上表面与开口的下内表面分开。