William Larry Talley

US Patent:

7404726, Jul 29, 2008

Filed:

Jan 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/024004

Inventors:

Dean Frederick Herring - Youngsville NC, US
William Lewis Talley - Wake Forest NC, US
Danny Hugh Addison - Durham NC, US
Robert J. Heider - Durham NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H01R 13/64

US Classification:

439246, 439247, 439248

Abstract:

An apparatus is disclosed that surrounds a connector and places it within the printer body in such away as to allow for the connector to float against the intrusion of a sliding can mounted with electronics and to set up and enable the printer. The problem solved is that of the blind-mating connectors within a printer system for which an industry standard connector set for flex cable must be used. It is advantageous to allow a connector that is attached to a flex cable to float even though the floating feature has not been considered in the original design and the connector was not made for the amount of misalignment present in a blind-mate connection. In addition, by a single-rib design, an extra degree of freedom for rotational around Y-axis is provided to the floating connector to further guide the lead-in of the contacting face of the mating connector.

US Patent:

7500862, Mar 10, 2009

Filed:

Jul 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/177878

Inventors:

Dean Frederick Herring - Youngsville NC, US
William Lewis Talley - Wake Forest NC, US
Danny Hugh Addison - Durham NC, US
Robert J. Heider - Durham NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H01R 13/641

US Classification:

439246, 439247, 439248

Abstract:

An apparatus is disclosed that surrounds a connector and places it within the printer body in such away as to allow for the connector to float against the intrusion of a sliding can mounted with electronics and to set up and enable the printer. The problem solved is that of the blind-mating connectors within a printer system for which an industry standard connector set for flex cable must be used. It is advantageous to allow a connector that is attached to a flex cable to float even though the floating feature has not been considered in the original design and the connector was not made for the amount of misalignment present in a blind-mate connection. In addition, by a single-rib design, an extra degree of freedom for rotational around Y-axis is provided to the floating connector to further guide the lead-in of the contacting face of the mating connector.

US Patent:

20080093536, Apr 24, 2008

Filed:

Oct 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/552371

Inventors:

David Campbell Brower - Wake Forest NC, US
Timothy Wayne Crockett - Raleigh NC, US
William Lewis Talley - Wake Forest NC, US

International Classification:

G06M 7/00

US Classification:

250221

Abstract:

An apparatus is provided for an infrared touch system that decreases solar interference. The infrared touch system includes a mounting board, which has a number of sides that encompass an area. The infrared touch system includes a number of optical detectors and optical sources mounted along the edges on the mounting board. The optical detectors and optical sources are aligned such that a central portion of a beam pattern of each optical source is directed transversely across the opening toward one of the optical detectors so that solar interference will be decreased.

US Patent:

20100096514, Apr 22, 2010

Filed:

Oct 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/252578

Inventors:

Randy D. Adair - Wake Forest NC, US
David C. Brower - Wake Forest NC, US
Robert J. Heider - Durham NC, US
Dean F. Herring - Youngsville NC, US
William L. Talley - Wake Forest NC, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

B65B 67/12

US Classification:

248100, 248 97, 248 99

Abstract:

A bagging station is provided and includes a bagging station structure including a base and a supportive portion vertically supported on the base, a bag holder, configured to hold bag handles of a bag, to occupy and selectively move between a stowed position, at which the bag holder is stowed, and a plurality of presented positions, at which the bag holder is available for bag holding, and a coupling device to couple the bag holder to the supportive portion such that the bag holder is biased to remain in a currently occupied one of the stowed position or at least one of the presented positions.

US Patent:

20130155595, Jun 20, 2013

Filed:

Dec 19, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/329507

Inventors:

Dean F. Herring - Youngsville NC, US
John A. Hibbard - Apex NC, US
Brad M. Johnson - Raleigh NC, US
Duane S. Miller - Wake Forest NC, US
Jeffrey J. Smith - Raleigh NC, US
David J. Steiner - Raleigh NC, US
William L. Talley - Wake Forest NC, US
Jeff D. Thomas - Raleigh NC, US
Paul M. Wilson - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H05K 5/02

US Classification:

36167921, 3616794

Abstract:

Multi-mode computing systems for point of sale transactions are disclosed. According to an aspect, a computing system includes a first housing and a processing device disposed in the first housing. A user interface and a first input/output interface is integrated with the first housing and in communication with the processing device. The first input/output interface is configured to receive power for delivery to the processing device. A second housing is configured to carry the first housing. An attachment mechanism is configured to selectively attach together the first housing and the second housing for carry of the first housing. A second input/output interface is configured to be communicatively coupled to the first input/output interface when the first housing and the second housing are attached. A power source is connected to the second input/output interface for delivery of power to the processing device via the first input/output interface.

US Patent:

20130320177, Dec 5, 2013

Filed:

May 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/482960

Inventors:

Cheng-Hong Chen - New Taipei City, TW
Dean F. Herring - Youngsville NC, US
Brad M. Johnson - Raleigh NC, US
Wen-Yao Nien - Zhubei City, TW
William L. Talley - Wake Forest NC, US
Chiu-Jung Tsen - Hsinchu City, TW
Zong-Han You - New Taipei City, TW

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H05K 7/00
F16M 11/20

US Classification:

248371

Abstract:

A tilt assembly for a display screen is provided. The tilt assembly includes a base assembly that includes a base casing configured to engage with a proximally positioned surface and a base plate configured to cooperatively form the tilt assembly with the base casing. The base plate is configured to translate aft and fore and impart a pivot to the display screen.

US Patent:

D3727050, Aug 13, 1996

Filed:

May 30, 1995

Appl. No.:

D/039547

Inventors:

Robert C. Lynch - Cary NC
Kevin H. Myers - Durham NC
Ronald A. Smith - Apex NC
William L. Talley - Raleigh NC
Edward R. Veals - Pawleys Island SC

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

US Classification:

D14113

US Patent:

54961815, Mar 5, 1996

Filed:

Oct 3, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/317004

Inventors:

Danny H. Addison - Durham NC
Johnnie M. Carnes - Apex NC
Robert L. Cowardin - Cary NC
Albert N. Gore - Raleigh NC
Robert C. Lynch - Cary NC
Charles M. McCray - Raleigh NC
Shigeji Narisawa - Kanagawa, JP
William L. Talley - Raleigh NC
Yoshinair Toyosato - Kawasaki, JP
Craig W. Turner - Raleigh NC

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H05K 114

US Classification:

439 61

Abstract:

An electronic equipment drawer 20 is aligned with an electrical connector in a tunnel in the horizontal and vertical directions with alignment pins and holes. A screw drive 34 and cam 36 mounted on the drawer engages a tunnel wall and controls insertion into the tunnel to provide proper electrical contact and lock the drawer in place in the tunnel. A bus extender card 25 inserted in a connector 26 centrally located on a mother board 21 is supported by surfaces on a bar 28 extending between end walls 24 of the drawer. The end walls 24 include pairs of channels 31 on opposed walls which support feature cards inserted into connectors mounted on the bus extender card 25.