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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Isaac Q. Wang, Austin, TX (US);
James L. Petivan, III, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G01R 31/52 (2020.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); H01B 9/02 (2006.01); H01B 9/04 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2025.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/52 (2020.01); G06F 1/189 (2013.01); H01B 9/02 (2013.01); H01B 9/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information handling system includes first and second printed circuit boards (PCBs) and a cable coupled at a first end to the first PCB and at a second end to the second PCB. The cable includes a power conductor, a ground conductor, and a signal ground conductor. The second PCB includes a power rail coupled to the power conductor, a system ground coupled to the ground conductor, and a short circuit detector coupled between the signal ground conductor and the system ground.