H05K5/0208

TAMPER-RESPONDENT ASSEMBLIES WITH PRESSURE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES

Tamper-respondent assemblies are provided which include an enclosure mounted to a circuit board and enclosing one or more components to be protected within a secure volume. A tamper-respondent sensor covers, at least in part, an inner surface of the enclosure, and includes at least one tamper-detect circuit. A monitor circuit is disposed within the secure volume to monitor the tamper-detect circuit(s) for a tamper event. A pressure connector assembly is also disposed within the secure volume, between the tamper-respondent sensor and the circuit board. The pressure connector assembly includes a conductive pressure connector electrically connecting, at least in part, the monitor circuit and the tamper-detect circuit(s) of the tamper-respondent assembly, and a spring-biasing mechanism to facilitate breaking electrical connection of the conductive pressure connector to the tamper-detect circuit(s) with a tamper event.

Interlocking transportation totes

A system may include first and second apparatuses. The first and second apparatuses may each include: an enclosure portion including a plurality of mounting features that are configured to receive information handling systems, wherein dimensions of the enclosure portion define a footprint; a base portion disposed below the enclosure portion and coupled to the enclosure portion; a plurality of casters coupled to the base portion and mounted in respective positions that are laterally displaced from the base portion such that the positions are outside the footprint of the enclosure portion; and a locking mechanism. The first and second apparatuses may be operable to be coupled together via their respective locking mechanisms for transport.

Car Module
20230010743 · 2023-01-12 ·

The invention relates to a car module (10) comprising a tamper detecting electronic control unit (1), wherein the electronic control unit (1) is configured to control at least one electrically controllable function of a vehicle, for instance a light function such as low beam or high beam of a vehicle headlight, said electronic control unit (1) comprising—at least one carrier (2), in particular a printed circuit board, comprising an electric circuit (2a) for performing the controlling by the electronic control unit (1),—a housing (3) enclosing the at least one carrier (2), wherein the housing (3) comprises at least two parts (3a, 3b), wherein a first part (3a) of the housing (3) is holding the carrier (2), and wherein a second part (3b) of the housing (3) is attached to the first part (3a) in order to close the housing (3) and as such enclose the carrier (2) within the housing (3), and—a system (4) for detecting opening of the housing (3).

SOLID STATE DRIVE CASE AND SOLID STATE DRIVE DEVICE USING THE SAME
20230043293 · 2023-02-09 ·

A solid state drive case includes a lower cover having a sidewall defining an internal space. The sidewall includes a protrusion disposed on an end portion of the sidewall. An upper cover has a first surface directly contacting the sidewall of the lower cover and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The upper cover has a hole overlapping the protrusion and configured to receive the protrusion. A sealing label is attached to the second surface of the upper cover. The sealing label has an area that is less than an area of an entirety of the second surface of the cover. At least a portion of the sealing label is attached to an end portion of the protrusion.

System and method for intrusion detection
11593530 · 2023-02-28 · ·

An information handling system includes an intrusion detection circuit having two inductors and an amplifier circuit. The amplifier circuit is configured to identify an increase in inductive coupling between the inductors in response to a change in position of a cover.

Substrate for a tamper sensor

A substrate for a tamper sensor includes a plurality of walls and a tab. The walls define a protective volume with an open side. The walls have a plurality of open edges adjacent the open side and a plurality of interior edges different from the open edges. The tab extends from one of the interior edges of one of the walls and is disposed within the protective volume.

Installing a server board
11564334 · 2023-01-24 · ·

A server tray assembly includes a server tray support configured to receive a server board that includes a working fluid conduit fluidly coupled to a server board connector disposed on a back plane of the server board, a back wall of the server tray support includes a fluid connector configured to form an unbiased fluid connection with the server board connector; and a locking assembly secured to at least one of a server rack or the server tray support, the locking assembly disposed opposite the fluid connector is configured to engage a portion of the server board to bias the server board toward the fluid connector to fluidly seal the unbiased fluid connection between the server board connector and the fluid connector of the server tray support.

Case opening recording apparatus and case opening recording system that record whether or not case is removed from circuit board
11564323 · 2023-01-24 · ·

A case opening recording apparatus which, in a mechanical apparatus having a circuit board provided with an electric circuit, and a case capable of housing the circuit board, records whether or not the case is removed from the circuit board, and the case opening recording apparatus includes: a current path provided in the case; an auxiliary power supply provided in either the circuit board or the case and different from a main drive power supply of the mechanical apparatus; a state holding unit in which a state signal to be held is switched when received voltage changes; and a connection unit configured to electrically connect the auxiliary power supply to the state holding unit via the current path when the circuit board is housed in the case, and electrically disconnect the auxiliary power supply from the state holding unit when the circuit board is not housed in the case.

Tamper resistant module for industrial control system

An industrial control system module and methods are described for self-destruction or the destruction and/or erasure of sensitive data within the industrial control system module upon an indication of an unauthorized module access event. In an implementation, a secure industrial control system module includes a circuit board including electrical circuitry; a sealed encasement that houses the circuit board, where the sealed encasement includes a housing having a first housing side and a second housing side, where the housing is configured to house the circuit board when the first housing side and the second housing side are coupled together; and a first sensor component integrated with the sealed encasement, where the first sensor component is communicably coupled to the circuit board and electrical circuitry and is configured to provide an indication of an unauthorized access event.

UTILITY METER ENCLOSURE WITH DUAL POSITION LOCKS

A utility meter assembly having a base that is secured to a front cover. The assembly includes a dual locking system having a first locking position and a second locking position. In the first locking position, the front cover is removably secured with the base. In the second locking position, the front cover is permanently secured with the base to prevent separation of the two components unless one or both components are destroyed.