IP Library Granted Patent US 11,096,298
Granted Patent B2
US 11,096,298 · App. 16/785,223 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Power distribution bus bar for distributing power to surface mount connectors

Inventor: Travis Jank (Coeur d'Alene, ID)
Assignee: KRAMBU INC.
H05K7/026H01R12/716H05K1/181H05K7/10H05K7/1405H05K7/1492H05K2201/10189H05K2201/10522
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Patent No.
US 11,096,298
App. No.
16/785,223
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power distribution bus bar is provided for distributing power to surface mount connectors. In use, the power distribution bus bar includes a circuit board and at least two add-in card connectors each mounted to a first surface of the circuit board. Additionally, at least one power supply connector distributing a power supply to the add-in card connectors is provided. The at least one power supply connector may be mounted to a second surface of the circuit board and connected to the at least two add-in card connectors.

Claims (24)

1. A power distribution bus bar of a single computing system, comprising:

a circuit board for connecting board mounted components;

at least two add-in card connectors each mounted to a first surface of the circuit board; and

at least one power supply connector distributing a power supply to the at least two add-in card connectors, wherein the at least one power supply connector is mounted to a second surface opposite to the first surface of the circuit board and connected to the at least two add-in card connectors,

wherein the at least two add-in card connectors are configured to directly distribute the power supply to at least two add-in cards;

wherein the circuit board is configured to connect to each of the power supply and to the at least two add-in cards via a cableless connection, and

wherein the circuit board is used only to distribute the power supply from the at least one power supply connector to the at least two add-in card connectors.

2. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein the circuit board is configured for at least one of a 1 rack unit (U) of 1.75 inches height chassis configuration, a 2U of 3.5 inches height chassis configuration, or a 3U of 5.25 inches height chassis configuration.

3. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least two add-in card connectors includes at least one of a 6-pin connector, an 8-pin connector, a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) connector, a M.2 PCIe 4x express connection, or an in slot connector.

4. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein the at least two add-in card connectors are attached to the circuit board without mechanical fasteners or clips.

5. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein the at least two add-in card connectors include at least seven add-in card connectors.

6. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of mechanical fasteners or clips for at least one of securing the bus bar to a chassis or securing a respective add-in card associated with each of the at least two add-in card connectors.

7. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein the at least one power connector includes a 12-volt connector.

8. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein the at least one power connector includes a 24-pin power connector.

9. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein the at least two add-in cards include at least one of a processor, a central processing unit (CPU), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a hard drive, a solid state drive (SSD), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a system on a chip (SoC), or an application-specific standard product (ASSP).

10. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein the circuit board is a printed circuit board (PCB).

11. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , further comprising a respective add-in card associated with each of the at least two add-in card connectors is at least one of Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX) compatible or peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) compatible.

12. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein the at least one power connector is configured to a particular at least one of voltage, impedance, or current.

13. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two add-in card connectors distribute the power supply to a respective add-in card.

14. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein the at least one power supply connector receives the power supply.

15. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , further comprising a structural component of the single computing system to secure the bus bar to a chassis of the single computing system.

16. The power distribution bus bar of claim 1 , wherein the cableless connection increases airflow within a chassis of the single computing system.

17. The power distribution bus bar of claim 8 , wherein the 24-pin power connector is connected to a maximum of four add-in card connectors of the at least two add-in card connectors.

18. The power distribution bus bar of claim 13 , wherein the respective add-card is secured, without cables, to the power distribution bus bar.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2026
From: KRAMBU, INC.
To: RANDY N. CLARK AND JUDY L. CLARK, TRUSTEES OF THE RANDY N. AND JUDY L. CLARK TRUST, U/A DTD DECEMBER 15, 2003, AS AMENDED
Reel/Frame 074671/0282 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2020
From: JANK, TRAVIS
To: KRAMBU INC.
Reel/Frame 051756/0029 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16391000 · Apr 22, 2019
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