Patents Assigned to MicronPC, LLC
  • Computer cooling system and method
    Patent number: 6430041
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus and method for cooling a computer component in a computer system. Some embodiments include single or multiple panels hinged to a chassis of the computer system to carry, locate, and temporarily reposition cooling fans within the computer system. Some disclosed methods provide for cooling of computer components through various combinations of cooling fans that are employed to move air into the system and subsequently move air over components of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: MicronPC, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory P. Johnson, Paul Petersen, Jacques Gagne, Philip Hartley, Ray Gradwohl
  • Computer component security apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6349029
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus and method for securing a computer component in a computer system. Some embodiments include single or multiple panels hinged to a chassis of the computer system. A panel of some embodiments may carry or otherwise secure components of the computer system. One such component that may be carried by a panel is a computer power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: MicronPC, LLC
    Inventors: Michael V. Leman, Gregory P. Johnson, Jacques Gagne, Philip Hartley, Ray Gradwohl