Patents by Inventor Anthony R. Gravell

Anthony R. Gravell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Balanced flow cooling
    Patent number: 6900387
    Abstract: There is described a modular electronic circuit wherein a series of electronics modules are penetrated by a passageway having an air-permeable wall, and cooling air is supplied to the passageway at a pressure above that obtaining in the modules, so that each module receives a supply of air passing out through the wall of the passageway. The passageway is constituted by a plurality of aligned tubular sleeves mounted in respective modules. There is also described a ventilation module including blowers to pressurize the passageway. A second passageway may be provided, at a reduced pressure, to extract air from the modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony R. Gravell, Richard J. Barlow
  • Balanced flow cooling
    Publication number: 20030141089
    Abstract: There is described a modular electronic circuit wherein a series of electronics modules are penetrated by a passageway having an air-permeable wall, and cooling air is supplied to the passageway at a pressure above that obtaining in the modules, so that each module receives a supply of air passing out through the wall of the passageway. The passageway is constituted by a plurality of aligned tubular sleeves mounted in respective modules. There is also described a ventilation module including blowers to pressurize the passageway. A second passageway may be provided, at a reduced pressure, to extract air from the modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Anthony R. Gravell, Richard J. Barlow