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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2008
Lynda L. Anderson, Saugerties, NY (US);
Norman L. Hoffman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Robert E. Mahoney, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Robert L. Nicoletti, Milton, NY (US);
Andrew Rybak, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Kenneth A. Scea, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Lynda L. Anderson, Saugerties, NY (US);
Norman L. Hoffman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Robert E. Mahoney, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Robert L. Nicoletti, Milton, NY (US);
Andrew Rybak, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Kenneth A. Scea, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for associating a cable including a braid with an electronic device and improving electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding between the cable and the electronic device, the apparatus including a tubular member including an outer dimension, and defining a first opening, a second opening, and a cable cavity, the tubular member being configured to associate with the electronic device and the braid of the cable, the outer dimension of the tubular member being further configured to receive a charge from the braid of the cable in a region of the tubular member disposed externally to the electronic device.