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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090296342 | Reducing Maximum Power Consumption Using Environmental Control Settings A fan controller causes a fan assembly to flow air through a computer system at a variable airflow rate to cool the computer system. The ambient air temperature to the computer system is detected, and the controller varies the airflow rate as a function of the ambient t... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090293136 | SECURITY SYSTEM TO PREVENT TAMPERING WITH A SERVER BLADE Method, computer program product and apparatus for physically securing a server in response to detecting an unauthorized intrusion event. The method comprises detecting an unauthorized physical intrusion event to a data center, rack or chassis including a plurality of s... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090279249 | Latch for Securing a Hardware Component Into a Component Bay A latch apparatus and method to facilitate leveraged insertion of a component into a component bay to an interfaced position, securing of the component in the component bay when the component interfaces with a host computer, leveraged dislodgement of the component from ... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090279248 | Hard Disk Drive Carrier Latch Apparatus A hard disk drive carrier having a latch apparatus to facilitate leveraged insertion of a hard disk drive into a receiving drive bay to an interfaced position, securing of the hard disk drive carrier in the drive bay when the hard disk drive secured to the carrier inter... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090279244 | Disk Drive Carrier and Cage Preventing Installation of Incompatible Disk Drives An apparatus comprising a disk drive assembly and a disk drive cage for selectively receiving the disk drive assembly. The disk drive assembly includes first and second side rails secured to opposing sides of a disk drive, wherein the first side rail includes a distal e... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090273911 | Self-Detecting Electronic Connection For Electronic Devices According to one embodiment, an apparatus has first and second connectors configured for removably connecting to one another. The first connector circuit has a first differential amplifier, a first differential signal path, a first capacitor section capacitively couplin... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090265564 | System Power Capping Using Information Received From The Installed Power Supply A computer system comprising a motherboard and a power supply having an associated power management bus controller with memory storing the power capacity of the associated power supply. A power circuit provides power from the power supply to the motherboard, wherein the... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090263992 | Blind Docking Electrical Connector Method and apparatus for blind docking an electronic device or module with an electrical connector, for example within a rack for a computer system. A forwardly-directed power connector is secured to a distal end of at least one rail or shelf bracket for blind docking w... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090262501 | Rack With Integrated Rear-Door Heat Exchanger Rack assemblies and methods for cooling one or more rack-based computer systems, as well as data center configurations that utilize the rack assembly. The rack assembly comprises a rack providing support for multiple columns of heat-generating electronic devices and dev... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090262497 | Duct System For High Power Adapter Cards Method and apparatus for substantially preventing recirculation of heated air from an exhaust outlet of an expansion card to an air inlet of the expansion card, wherein the air inlet and exhaust outlet are both on the same end of the chassis. The apparatus comprises a c... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090261214 | Securing And Managing Electronic Cables In A Modular, Rack-Mounted Computer System A cable clamp has a first clamp member secured to the chassis or to the rack adjacent to one of the module bays and a second clamp member movably secured to the first clamp member. The first clamp member defines a first clamp surface and the second clamp member defines ... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090261211 | Cable Management System A cable management system for a rack-mounted electronic system including an elongate cable guide plate securable to a rack and having opposing first and second, longitudinally-extending flanges. An array of cable alignment tabs are disposed on the cable guide plate betw... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090261051 | Toolless Rail Mounting For A Computer System Rack A rack for supporting electronic devices and modules with adjustable rails. The rack has a vertical wall with a set of holes at various elevations, each set of holes including at least a proximal hole evenly spaced apart from a distal hole. A longitudinally-extending ra... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090260874 | Biased Air Baffle For Computer Rack One embodiment provides an air baffle assembly for controlling airflow through a cable opening in a rack. The rack is configured for removably supporting a plurality of modular electronic components. The cable opening on the rack receives a plurality of cables connected... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090260870 | Adapter Card Electromagnetic Compatibility Shielding An electromagnetic shield comprising an electrically conductive frame for establishing electrical contact between a chassis wall and an expansion card mounting bracket. The frame has a plurality of spring fingers interconnected about a perimeter of a central opening in ... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090260384 | Coolant Distribution System For A Rack Having A Rear-Door Heat Exchanger One embodiment of the invention provides a rack assembly for cooling a computer system. A rack provides support for one or more columns of heat-generating electronic devices. Device fans move air from an air inlet side of the rack through the devices and through an air ... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090257872 | Reduced-Impedance Cooling System With Variable Pitch Blade And Hot-Swappable Spare A method of operating variable pitch fans in series to cool an operating computer system. The method comprises running a first variable pitch fan with blades positioned at an operational pitch to induce airflow through the computer system and through a second variable p... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090256512 | PLURALITY OF CONFIGURABLE INDEPENDENT COMPUTE NODES SHARING A FAN ASSEMBLY A system comprising a chassis that includes a plurality of modules and a fan assembly disposed in a distal end of the chassis for drawing air in parallel pathways through the plurality of modules. At least one of the modules is a compute module having a thermal sensor d... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090249862 | System and Method for Determining Air Density Based on Temperature Sensor Data A computer system and method for measuring air density in a computer chassis. The computer chassis includes a fan, an ambient air temperature sensor, and a heat-generating device with a heat sink, a heat sink temperature sensor, and a controller. The controller controls... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090234991 | ENHANCED THROUGHPUT COMMUNICATION WITH A PERIPHERAL DEVICE Method, computer program product and system for communicating data between an operating system and a single peripheral device over a bus having a plurality of hubs. Portions of the data are sequentially directed through the plurality of hubs. Preferably, the portions of... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234977 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE ENABLING ENHANCED COMMUNICATION An apparatus comprising a single memory device providing data storage, a controller for controlling data transfer to and from the data storage, and first and second bus connector plugs, wherein each plug has contacts for connecting with the power, ground, and data conta... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234976 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE ENABLING ENHANCED COMMUNICATION An apparatus including first and second memory devices, wherein each memory device includes data storage, a controller for controlling data transfer to and from the data storage, and a plug with contacts for connecting with the power, ground, and data contacts of an ind... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234936 | Dual-Band Communication Of Management Traffic In A Blade Server System In one embodiment, a communication system for a multi-blade server system includes a multi-drop serial bus network interconnecting a management module with each of a plurality of servers in a multi-server chassis. A first transceiver subsystem is configured for communic... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234613 | Automated Analysis Of Datacenter Layout Using Temperature Sensor Positions Systems, methods, and software for analyzing the layout of computer equipment racks in a datacenter. One embodiment involves obtaining the position relative to the computer room of each of a plurality of temperature sensors distributed among a plurality of computer comp... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090218201 | Transition Plate Position Sensor For Safe Check-Out Counter Conveyor Operation A transition plate assembly and a position sensor assembly are used to detect a dislodged or removed transition plate from a gap between the discharge end of a conveyor and the first end of a run-out ramp. The position sensor assembly may detect a safe seated position o... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090214010 | Selectively-Expandable Speakerphone System and Method According to one embodiment, a selectively-expandable speakerphone system allows one or more portable computers to automatically, wirelessly interface with a speakerphone console via an audio access point. A scheduling module initiates the conference call at a scheduled... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090213544 | VARIABLE POSITION DAMPERS FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLOW TO MULTIPLE MODULES IN A COMMON CHASSIS An apparatus comprising a chassis providing a plurality of module bays, one or more modules received in the module bays, wherein each module has at least one damper actuator extending from a distal end of the module. A fan assembly and a plurality of air flow dampers ar... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090207565 | Ducted Air Temperature Sensor A temperature isolation duct in a computer system comprising a chassis securing a circuit board and a fan system, wherein the fan system draws air through the chassis in an airflow direction, and a heat-generating component is mounted on the circuit board and exposed to... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090198886 | Power Conservation in a Composite Array of Data Storage Devices Operating a composite array of data storage devices, such as hard disk drives, to conserve power includes storing data in block-level stripes with parity on a composite array including a controller and at least three data storage devices. The composite array includes a ... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090158057 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERCHANGEABLY POWERING SINGLE OR MULTIPLE MOTHERBOARDS In one embodiment, a single electrical power supply is used to interchangeably power either a single motherboard or dual motherboards. Switchable output power and individual sequencing may be provided to each motherboard using FETs, such that the power supply may respon... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090152216 | RACK SYSTEM PROVIDING FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS WITH FRONT ACCESS A system for receiving and supporting a plurality of devices connected to a network. The system comprises a rack having a front side providing access to a plurality of chassis bays for receiving a chassis and aligning a back end of the chassis for blind docking with an ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090145965 | Radio Frequency Identification System for Inventory Handling, Tracking, and Checkout One embodiment provides a method of handling for-sale items while shopping at a brick-and-mortar store, including inventorying, tracking, and scanning the for-sale items at checkout. Customers select and bag items while they shop. Each item includes an RFID tag uniquely... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090141008 | Electronic Touch Screen Device Providing Signature Capture and Touch Activation A touch screen device comprising a display screen, an electromagnetic digitizer disposed behind the display screen for detecting stylus proximity and stylus coordinates, and an infrared touch device secured in front of the display screen for detecting the coordinates of... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090140046 | Electronic Inventory Tracking System Systems and methods are disclosed for tracking items in a shopping cart using radio frequency identification. In one embodiment, a first set of items is positioned in a first item zone alongside an aisle. An electronic tag reader is capable of remotely reading identific... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090138228 | Detection of Airflow Anomalies in Electronic Equipment Thermal diagnostic systems and methods are provided for improved detection of airflow anomalies in a computer system. In particular, processor load is selectively increased to amplify the effects caused by any airflow anomaly that may be present in the computer system. ... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090133513 | Capturing Air Samples for Forensic Investigation In one embodiment, air is automatically sampled within a zone of interest in response to an event caused by a mammal. The release of material from the mammal may be induced by directing an increased velocity airflow at the mammal or by introducing a sneezing agent into ... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090133499 | Accelerometer Module for Use With A Touch Sensitive Device An accelerometer module for use with a touch sensor on a device, a method of detecting acceleration using a touch sensor, and a computer program product for receiving the touch sensor data and producing output representative of acceleration. The accelerometer module pro... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090125737 | Power Management of an Electronic System A variable group power limit is enforced to limit the net power consumption of a group of devices in a computer system, and a variable device power limit enforced on each device is independently adjustable to satisfy the current group power limit. The device power limit... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090121017 | Using Cameras to Monitor Actual Inventory System and method for monitoring inventory. Inventory items are positioned between a camera and a surface having an optically identifiable and distinct characteristic. The camera obtains an image of the inventory items present, any exposed portion of the surface, or bot... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090119523 | Managing Power Consumption Based on Historical Average In one embodiment, an upper power limit and an average power limit are specified for each server of a computer system. Power to each server is controlled so that the instantaneous power consumption does not exceed the upper power limit and the average power consumption ... | 05/07/2009 |
