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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165311 | Airflow optimization and noise reduction in computer systems In one embodiment, a fan is used to generate airflow through a computer chassis to a fan air inlet. An audible frequency component of the airflow is identified and selected. A sound wave is generated having a generated frequency equal to the selected audible frequen... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8140837 | Automatically making selective changes to firmware or configuration settings According to one embodiment, a corrupted network hardware device may be automatically inspected and repaired. A default boot sequence may be suspended, and an external recovery device may inspect and repair the corrupted code by selectively repairing files and confi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140730 | System reconfiguration of expansion cards A method and computer program product for improving or optimizing the configuration of expansion cards and expansion card slots in a computer system. The slot width of each slot is serially set to two or more link widths supported by the expansion card that is conne... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140195 | 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 ambie... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139355 | Memory module connector having memory module cooling structures One embodiment of the present invention provides a computer memory system that includes at least one DIMM connector having a DIMM socket for releasably receiving a terminal edge of a DIMM. A metallic or otherwise highly heat-conductive base is secured to the DIMM co... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139354 | Independently operable ionic air moving devices for zonal control of air flow through a chassis Airflow in a computer chassis may be enhanced or reduced to affect cooling of heat generating devices using an ionic air moving device. A plurality of ionic air moving devices enhance or reduce airflow through a plurality of fluidically parallel airflow zones of the... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136402 | 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... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8113776 | 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 variab... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110500 | Mitigation of plating stub resonance by controlling surface roughness Plating stub resonance in a circuit board may be mitigated by increasing surface roughness of the plating stub conductor. Roughening the plating stub increases its resistance due to the skin effect at higher frequencies, which decreases the quality factor of the tra... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108700 | Power supply identification using a modified power good signal Method, system and apparatus enabling a computing system to automatically identify the capabilities of a power supply coupled to the computing system. The power supply includes a controller that sends an identification code to a computing system prior to sending a p... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103907 | Power architecture to provide power supply redundancy Systems and methods that provide power redundancy to a computer system without increasing the number of independent power supplies used. A system having N computing modules may have power redundancy using N power supplies, where each of the N power supplies are able... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102651 | Airflow barriers for efficient cooling of memory modules Method and apparatus providing airflow through a chassis including an upstream column of memory modules and a downstream column of memory modules. The airflow is divided into first and second separate airflow streams extending from an upstream end of the upstream co... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102042 | Reducing plating stub reflections in a chip package using resistive coupling Improving signal quality in a high-frequency chip package by resistively connecting an open-ended plating stub to ground. One embodiment provides a multi-layer substrate for interfacing a chip with a printed circuit board. A conductive first layer provides a chip mo... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091782 | 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... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091219 | Method for establishing a high speed mezzanine connection A reduced insertion force mezzanine connector is used to couple first and second circuit boards. In one embodiment a connector frame has a first end disposed against the first circuit board and defining a first wall, and an opposing second end disposed against the s... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091044 | Filtering the display of files in graphical interfaces System, computer readable medium, and method for filtering the display of file objects for computer systems. In one aspect, a method comprises displaying a plurality of selectable items responsive to user input, wherein each of the selectable items describes a diffe... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082454 | Managing power consumption based on historical average An upper power limit and an average power limit that is less than the upper power limit are selected for each server of a computer system having a plurality of servers. The instantaneous power consumption and the average power consumption of each server is determine... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8055948 | Resilient software-controlled redundant array of independent disks (RAID) Method and computer program product for identifying a primary disk storage medium that is higher in a boot order than a secondary disk storage medium in a software RAID, and testing for a hardware failure of the primary disk storage medium during the BIOS power-on s... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054627 | 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 cont... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8033048 | Plant container and sidewall providing improved management of irrigation and aeration A plant container and sidewall comprising a nonporous root-tip-trapping region and a porous air-root-pruning region combined to form the sidewall. The most preferred configuration has the root-tip-trapping region forming a contiguous upper portion of the sidewall an... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032331 | 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 syst... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024609 | Failure analysis based on time-varying failure rates Failure analysis method and apparatus using failure rate data in coordination with the power on hours to more efficiently resolve computer system failures without occupying system memory or processor bandwidth. In response to a system failure, a baseboard management... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023263 | 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 f... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020096 | Method and system for providing integrated hot key configuration A method and system for providing a hot key corresponding to a particular function in a computer system is disclosed. The computer system has a graphical user interface (GUI) and a context in which the particular function is provided. The method and system include i... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8020019 | Managing voltage supply in multiple linked systems In a data processing system having elements grouped into a plurality of power domains, each one of which has at least one processing element and at least two power supplies, power domains are interconnnected by sensing and switching circuitry which senses the condit... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018719 | Vapor chamber heat sink with cross member and protruding boss One embodiment provides a vapor chamber having an outwardly protruding boss. A frame surrounds a perimeter of the vapor chamber. A plurality of heat sink fins extend from the frame. A cross-member spans the frame across the vapor chamber wall and defines an opening ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8013805 | Automatic adjustment of display settings for remote viewing by an administrator A system and method automatically scale the resolution of video output of a selected workstation blade so that an administrator can view the video output by the selected workstation blade in the same format as it is displayed at the user terminal associated with the... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006108 | Dynamic selection of group and device power limits 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 l... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000105 | Tubular memory module Memory systems and methods of forming memory modules. In one embodiment, a computer memory system includes a substantially tubular frame with an elongate card edge extending along the frame. A flexible circuit comprising a flexible substrate, a plurality of memory c... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999179 | 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 conne... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992454 | Airflow bench with laminar flow element A testing system includes a single air collection box and a laminar flow system for obtain an airflow measurement. The single airflow box has air inlet and outlet ports at opposite ends. The laminar flow element has a laminar flow element inlet in fluid communicatio... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984312 | 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 re... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978937 | Using photographic images as a search attribute Method and computer program product including executable instructions on a computer readable medium for using a photographic image in a component search. A plurality of attributes for searching a component information source is gathered, including a photographic ima... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975860 | 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-extendin... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7969736 | System for cooling memory modules DIMMs are cooled by positioning a thermally conductive base between adjacent DIMMs. The thermally conductive base, such as a heat pipe or metal rod, receives heat from the DIMMs through thermally conductive elements that are selectively biased outward against the in... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7957149 | Top actuated, force limiting heatsink retention system Apparatus for securing or retaining a heatsink. The heatsink retention apparatus includes a heatsink module that cooperates with first and second spring loaded latches secure to a circuit board on opposing sides of a heat-generating component. The heatsink module in... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956688 | Common mode cancellation in differential networks Embodiments of the invention include a common mode cancellation circuit and method for correcting signal skew in a differential circuit. According to one embodiment, an op amp circuit is used to correct the mismatch between transmission line lengths in the different... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7948196 | 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 sens... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7933967 | Simultaneous sharing of storage drives on blade center A method and system in accordance with the present invention provides a microprocessor on each blade server for providing interfaces at the plurality of blade servers for simultaneous connection with a local or remote drive. The microprocessor can also configure the... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933739 | 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 ... | 04/26/2011 |
