Patents by Inventor Benjamin LYNDGAARD

Benjamin LYNDGAARD 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).

  • Network switch mounting system
    Patent number: 11622467
    Abstract: An assembly includes: a server rack; first side and second side outer rails attached to the rack and positionally fixed relative to the rack; a support device attached to the rack adjacent to a rear of the rack; a computer network switch having a port side positioned adjacent to the rear of the rack; and first side and second side inner rails attached to the network switch and positionally fixed relative to the network switch, the inner rails being slidably attached to the outer rails. The network switch is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, and the support device is located such that the support device physically blocks the network switch from being removed from the rear of the server rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric James Mckeever, Edward J. Seminaro, David P. Graybill, Benjamin Lyndgaard, Wayne A. Barringer
  • NETWORK SWITCH MOUNTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210092859
    Abstract: An assembly includes: a server rack; first side and second side outer rails attached to the rack and positionally fixed relative to the rack; a support device attached to the rack adjacent to a rear of the rack; a computer network switch having a port side positioned adjacent to the rear of the rack; and first side and second side inner rails attached to the network switch and positionally fixed relative to the network switch, the inner rails being slidably attached to the outer rails. The network switch is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, and the support device is located such that the support device physically blocks the network switch from being removed from the rear of the server rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Eric James MCKEEVER, Edward J. SEMINARO, David P. GRAYBILL, Benjamin LYNDGAARD, Wayne A. BARRINGER