Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184435 | Hot aisle containment cooling system and method An air containment cooling system for containing and cooling air between two rows of equipment racks includes a canopy assembly configured to enclose a hot aisle defined by the two rows of equipment racks, and a cooling system embedded within the canopy assembly. Th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8173898 | Adjustable scalable rack power system and method Systems and method for installing computer equipment and power distribution equipment in facilities is provided. In one aspect, the present invention provides an uninterruptible power supply system for use with a plurality of devices, each of the plurality of device... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167386 | Door assembly and method of replacing a door of an electronics cabinet Disclosed are rack enclosures for electronic equipment including at least one door configured to define a space between an edge of the door and a wall or frame of the cabinet, kits for retrofitting rack enclosures to include such a door, and methods of installing su... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164220 | Apparatus, system and method for a UPS According to one aspect of the invention, a UPS includes an input configured to be coupled to an AC power source, a DC power source, an output configured to receive power from at least one of the AC power source and the DC power source, a first switched receptacle o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162417 | Modular UPS A modular UPS system is provided wherein UPS systems may be constructed using a number of different frame components. In one example, a core UPS frame is provided that can accept different combinations of power and battery modules, and an extension frame is provided... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157626 | Data center cooling A system includes a substantially sealed, substantially airtight cabinet sized for housing a vertical array of heat-producing units, the cabinet having an exterior shell and the system including an interior divider wall disposed inside the cabinet, the shell and div... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156753 | Cold aisle isolation A data center cooling solution providing techniques for using baffles, doors and roof sections to prevent warm air from being entrained into a cold aisle in a data center, wherein the data center generally contains an air cooling system and a raised floor structure.... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8148853 | Switching method and apparatus A switch circuit and method for converting a hard switch into a soft switch. In one example, the circuit includes a first switch having a first node and a second node, and a switch control circuit coupled in parallel with the first switch between the first and secon... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148846 | Methods and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power Power supply systems and methods are provided. In one aspect, a power supply system includes a frame, a power input to receive input power from a power source, a power output to provide output power to a load, at least one battery module mounted in the frame and hav... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145748 | Remote monitoring system A method for monitoring and reporting information regarding status of a power supply/management device operated by a user comprises detecting the status of the device using a monitoring device having an application interface configured to communicate over a communic... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145363 | Systems and methods for controlling load dynamics in a pumped refrigerant cooling system A pumped refrigerant cooling system for use in a row of equipment racks is configured to contain electronic equipment. The system includes a communication network and a refrigerant distribution unit in fluid communication with a chilled refrigerant supply and a heat... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143744 | Method and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power At least one aspect is directed to an uninterruptible power supply that includes a first input having an input line connection and an input neutral connection to receive a first input voltage from a first voltage source, a second input to receive a second input volt... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8134811 | Uninterruptible power supply An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system includes an AC power input configured to receive AC power from a single-phase AC power source or a multi-phase AC power source, a DC power source, an output circuit including a power output, a controllable switch configur... | 03/13/2012 |
| D654432 | Power device | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116105 | Systems and methods for uninterruptible power supply control Systems and methods are provided for distributing power to a load by controlling an uninterruptible power supply that has an inverter and a filter, where the filter has an inductor and a capacitor. The systems and methods apply a pulse width modulation control signa... | 02/14/2012 |
| RE43177 | Apparatus and method for preventing an electrical backfeed At least one aspect is directed to a transfer switch including a first input to couple a first multiphase low voltage electrical supply to the transfer switch, and a second input to couple a second multiphase low voltage electrical supply to the transfer switch. The... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108496 | Method and apparatus for selecting forwarding modes A method is provided for automatically determining in which data forwarding mode a network device should operate. Also, other settings for operation of the device may be automatically determined. These modes and settings may be selected based on one or more attribut... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107225 | Adjustable scalable rack power system and method Systems and method for installing computer equipment and power distribution equipment in facilities is provided. In one aspect, the present invention provides a power distribution rack, and uninterruptible power supply rack and a plurality of equipment racks. A plur... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8090817 | Method and system for monitoring computer networks and equipment A system for monitoring a space external to the system is disclosed. The system includes a microprocessor, a memory coupled to the microprocessor, a sensor configured to detect at least one environmental parameter of the space external to the system and configured t... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087979 | Rack enclosure An enclosure is provided for housing electronic equipment that accommodates the different cooling and ventilating requirements of different types of equipment. The enclosure is constructed and arranged to support cooling airflow in a front-to-back configuration thro... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8072761 | Power semiconductor heatsinking A heatsink includes a thermally conductive body including a plurality of fins configured to conduct and dissipate heat. The body is configured to receive a circuit board containing heat-producing electrical components along a width of the body. The heatsink further ... | 12/06/2011 |
| D649114 | Interface and bezel for uninterruptible power supply | 11/22/2011 |
| D648676 | A/V uninterruptible power supply | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053927 | Method and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power Methods and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power are provided by aspects of the invention. One aspect is more particularly directed to an uninterruptible power supply for providing power to a load. The uninterruptible power supply includes an input to recei... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053926 | Methods and systems for managing facility power and cooling A method and corresponding apparatus provide a determination of available power capacity of a phase of a power supply in a data center rack. The method includes metering the power of a power supply and calculating an average peak power draw per phase of the power su... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052437 | Back-mount ganged electrical outlets An electrical ganged-outlet apparatus includes a plurality of electrical outlets molded together as a unitary outlet body having a front surface and a back surface. Each of the electrical outlets has an aperture extending through the front surface, a peripheral wall... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052231 | Blanking panel for equipment rack or enclosure A blanking panel is provided for use with equipment racks or enclosures that house electronic components, and is configured to facilitate installation of the panel with a pair of vertical mounting rails or flanges of a rack or enclosure without the use of tools or o... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8040695 | Method for portioning output current of a DC-DC converter At least some aspects of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for controlling an uninterruptible power supply and subsystems of a UPS. A first aspect of the invention is directed to a method of controlling a DC-DC converter having a predetermined maxi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038454 | Back-mount ganged electrical outlets An electrical ganged-outlet apparatus includes a unitary outlet body including a plurality of electrical outlets and a back surface. Each of the electrical outlets has at least a first and a second receptacle contact element, and a line terminal. The line terminal i... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033406 | Equipment enclosure kit and assembly method An equipment enclosure for housing electronic components includes a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure, and a rear assembly having a rear frame. The enclosure further includes at least two side brace members, ea... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033122 | Dehumidifier apparatus and method A dehumidifier unit includes a first coil in fluid communication with a source of cooling fluid, a second coil in fluid communication with the source of cooling fluid, a third coil in fluid communication with the source of cooling fluid, and a thermal unit disposed ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031468 | Hot aisle containment cooling unit and method for cooling A cooling unit, which is configured to contain and cool air between two rows of equipment racks defining a hot aisle, includes a housing configured to be secured mounted on the two rows of equipment racks such that the housing spans the hot aisle, a heat exchanger s... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031455 | System and method for circuit overcurrent protection In one aspect, the invention provides a system for protecting a plurality of circuits including a plurality of circuit protective devices wherein each circuit protective device includes a respective nominal current rating. According to one embodiment, the system inc... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027134 | Apparatus and method for scalable power distribution According to one aspect of the invention, a plug-in module is provided for installation in a power distribution assembly. In one embodiment, the plug-in module includes a housing, an electrical isolation and overcurrent protection device located in the housing and a... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024451 | Method and system for monitoring computer networks and equipment The application discloses an apparatus including at least one sensor configured to monitor environmental conditions ambient to rack mounted computer equipment and a housing configured for mounting to an equipment rack. The housing includes a processor responsive to ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019798 | Method and apparatus for collecting and displaying network device information In one particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a network management system. The network monitoring system includes at least one device definition file, a simple network management protocol enabled communications interface, and a data access interface. T... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015255 | System and method for network device communication The disclosure is directed to a method for communicating with a monitoring device. The method includes sending an unsolicited-type message from a client program resident on the monitoring device coupled to a first secure network. The unsolicited-type message is sent... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013566 | Solar powered apparatus A solar powered apparatus that includes a battery, at least one photovoltaic cell (which may be part of a solar module comprising multiple photovoltaic cells), and a DC-capable AC appliance, such as a compact fluorescent light. The solar powered apparatus may also i... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008809 | 3-phase high power UPS A 3-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) including first, second, and third AC/DC converters, a DC/DC converter, and at least one DC/AC converter coupled to multiple electrical buses. The first, second, and third AC/DC converters each being configured to receive... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005944 | Method and system for monitoring computer networks and equipment A system and method are disclosed for monitoring a space and its contents over a network. The system can include an embedded Java microprocessor to provide processing and network connectivity capability, and sensors to detect physical parameters associated with the ... | 08/23/2011 |
