Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Emerson Process Management Valve Automation, Inc.

Paul N Walker

Earl W Moore

Mark S Tracy

Steven S Homer

Jeffrey A Lev

Ronald E Deluga

Brian D Ryder

Kenneth D Reddix

Paul J Doczy

Jeffrey Kevin Jeansonne

Britt C Ashcraft

Memphis Zhihong Yin

Rahul V Lakdawala

Timothy Neill

Patrick R Conway

Mahesh Gade

Darrell L Brokmeyer

Adam G Sanderson

An actuator of a process control device continuously monitors actuator force and records high force values at each position point by continuously executing a routine in a processor of the actuator. The routine includes receiving from a position sensor a current position value indicating a position of a valve element in the valve, and from a force sensor a current force value indicating a force applied by the actuator. The routine also includes retrieving, from a memory device coupled to the processor, a previous force value measured at the current position, and comparing the current force values for the current position with the previous force value for the current position. If the current force value for the current position exceeds the previous force value for the current position, the routine replaces the previous force value for the current position with the current force value for the current position in memory.

Maximum force logging and operational performance prognostics for process control devices

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a removable input device and assembly thereof. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes a base frame having a cavity for receiving the input device. A movable attachment member is formed on the base frame for facilitating attachment of a display device with the assembly. Furthermore, the input device is configured to removably attach to and from the base frame.

Assembly for removable display and input devices

A heat sink of a computing system includes a base and a shield associated with a component. The base is to mount to the computing system, and the shield is to be coupled to the base.

Heat sink base and shield

A computing device including a printed circuit board. A docking port coupled to the printed circuit board. Wherein the docking port can receive a docking connector that either passes through an aperture in the printed circuit board or passes by the edge of the printed circuit board.

Computing device including a printed circuit board and a docking port

Keyboard

A laptop computer user thermal isolation apparatus is provided for inhibiting the transfer of waste heat from internal heat generating components to a user. The thermal isolation apparatus includes a casing substantially enclosing the heat generating components, the casing including at least one panel having a sealed enclosed cavity disposed between the heat generating components and an outer surface of the casing.

Laptop computer user thermal isolation apparatus

Methods for forming a keyboard case are provided. A mold cavity configured to provide a keyboard case having a plurality of apertures disposed therethrough can be at least partially filled with a molten material. At least one runner can traverse at least a portion of the apertures forming the plurality of apertures. The molten material can be at least partially solidified within the mold cavity to provide the keyboard case. The keyboard case can be removed from the mold cavity and the at least one runner can be removed from at least a portion of the apertures forming the plurality of apertures.

Keyboard case manufacturing system and method

Systems and methods for minimizing the transmission and reception of electromagnetic interference ('EMI') are provided. A member having first and second sides and at least one edge can be formed to correspond to the interior of an enclosure. At least one aperture can penetrate the member from the first side to the second side, forming at least one internal edge. A conductive layer can be disposed on or about the first side, the second side, the at least one edge, and the at least one internal edge of the member, thereby encapsulating the member.

Thermoformed EMI shield

A portable computing device antenna identification system comprises an antenna configured to be disposed in the portable computing device, the antenna having a sensor connector uniquely configured to transmit a signal indicative of an identity of the antenna.

Computing device antenna identification system and method

An antenna grounding system comprises an electronic device having at first member movably coupled to a second member, at least one cable extending between the first and second members and coupled to an antenna, and a clip having at least two fingers configured to receive the at least one cable therebetween and provide grounding for the at least one cable.

Antenna grounding system and method

In certain embodiments, a system comprises a computer housing, a device removably mounted to the computer housing, a removable component coupled to the computer housing under the device, and a power switch coupled to the removable component and responsive to separation of the device from the computer housing.

Automatic power control

An electronic device docking system comprises a docking station configured to receive docking of an electronic device with an external battery coupled thereto, the docking station comprising at least one mechanism actuatable to cause detachment of the electronic device from both the external battery and the docking station. The docking system may include a pair of release mechanisms, one of which enables release of the electronic device and the external battery as a unit and a second one that enables release of the electronic device from the docking system while the external battery remains with the docking system.

Electronic device docking system

Embodiments of the present invention secure docking stations, notebook computers and removable devices. In one embodiment, a docking station is provided. The docking station includes a base unit for engaging a computer and a lock including a lock mechanism, a key receptacle exposed in an opening on a side of the base unit, and a t-bar extending from the lock mechanism. The docking station also includes an ejection mechanism on the base unit, a lever arm having a first surface for engaging the t-bar of the lock, the lever arm rotating when the t-bar moves between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a sliding member, responsive to movement of the lever arm, that slides into a position to interfere with the ejection mechanism when the lock is in a locked position such that the ejection mechanism is disabled from releasing the computer from the base unit.

Securing computer equipment

One exemplary docking station has a surface for receiving a portable computer, with a wall and a latch projecting from the receiving surface. The latch is movable towards and away from the wall, is resiliently biased towards the wall, and has an overhang that can engage a striker plate of a portable computer when the latch is moved towards the wall, so that the overhang restrains the striker plate against movement away from the receiving surface. The overhang can release the striker plate when the latch is moved away from the wall. A release actuator operable by a user engages the latch so that operation of the release actuator causes the latch to move away from the wall.

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Cypress, TX, United States of America

Paul N Walker