Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

David R Cowles

James David Hensley

Rajeev Grover

Steven D Sheldon

Maaike Louise Evers

Robert William Dobbs

Gil Y Wong

David G Rohrer

John Machado

Chadi Farid Theodossy

David L Mallery

Melissa S Gedraitas

Example implementations relate signal connector braces. For instance, in an example a signal connector brace can include a housing having an exterior surface, and a protrusion extending from the housing to couple the housing to a via of a circuit board thereby positioning the exterior surface of the housing in contact with a corresponding exterior surface of a signal connector to brace the signal connector.

Signal connector braces

In some examples, an apparatus includes electronic equipment and a port assembly electrically coupled to the electronic equipment. The port assembly can include a port to receive a plug as well as an electromagnetic interference (EMI) grounding member disposed on the periphery of the port assembly. The apparatus can further include a housing to securely house the equipment. The housing can include a panel with a panel opening for the port assembly. The panel opening can include a vent portion to permit air venting for the electronic equipment through the vent portion of the panel when a plug is plugged into the port.

Housing air vent for electronic equipment

A radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver may be associated with an identification proximity to identify an RFID tag associated with a component. A control may determine proper inflation of component based on the RFID tag being identified.

Proper installation determination based on RFID

A fan of a computing system is associated with a performance characteristic. It may be determined whether a component associated with the computing system is installed based on the performance characteristic.

Determine installation of components based on performance characteristics

A keying mechanism within a device bay allows a device connector of a device to make electrical connection with the device bay connector when a key slot of the device is located in one of a plurality of predetermined locations on the device. The keying mechanism prevents the device connector from making electrical connection with the device bay connector when the device does not have a key slot in any of the predetermined locations.

Keying mechanism for device bay

A handle assembly is for use with an electronic device having a chassis, where at least a portion of the handle assembly is part of a path that crosses through the chassis. The handle assembly has a handle member moveable with respect to the chassis, wherein the handle member has a profile to allow for gripping by a user to move the electronic device. The handle assembly has an electrical contact to make electrical connection with the grounding mechanism of the chassis upon the handle member being moved to a first position.

Handle assembly for electrical connection with a grounding mechanism

Printer connectivity module

A socket apparatus for receiving and supporting a plug-in module in a host device such as a peripheral device. The socket apparatus is mounted and fully supported by a printed circuit board and requires no additional support from the host device chassis or by a cosmetic case or housing. The apparatus is elevated relative to the printed circuit board so that valuable real estate on the board is not appreciably diminished by the apparatus. The apparatus provides an effective low impedance REI ground path, provides support to the host electrical connector and minimizes a number of parts and tolerance stack-up.

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David R Cowles