Patents by Inventor Curtis E. Larsen

Curtis E. Larsen 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).

  • Publication number: 20200154607
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly, includes: a first heat sink; an adhesive thermal interface material applied to the first heat sink to mate the first heat sink to a first heat-generating component; a second heat sink; one or more support members connecting the first heat sink and the second heat sink; and a non-adhesive thermal interface material applied to the second heat sink to mate the second heat sink to a second heat-generating component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Curtis E. Larsen, Karl Stathakis
  • Patent number: 10631436
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly, includes: a first heat sink; an adhesive thermal interface material applied to the first heat sink to mate the first heat sink to a first heat-generating component; a second heat sink; one or more support members connecting the first heat sink and the second heat sink; and a non-adhesive thermal interface material applied to the second heat sink to mate the second heat sink to a second heat-generating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Curtis E. Larsen, Karl Stathakis
  • Patent number: 9992900
    Abstract: A divider can be installed within an electronic equipment rack drawer to enhance the structural strength of the drawer. The divider can include two members, formed from plates of material, each member having a rectangular center section with a height spanning a distance between a top plate and an upper base plate of an electronic equipment rack drawer. The two members can each have a header and a footer extending outwardly from the center section. The headers can be attached to the top plate, and the footers can be attached to the upper base plate of the electronic equipment rack drawer. The center sections of the two members can be fastened, in an adjacent, coplanar orientation to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Good, Curtis E. Larsen, Kevin M. O'Connell
  • Patent number: 9974202
    Abstract: A divider can be installed within an electronic equipment rack drawer to enhance the structural strength of the drawer. The divider can include two members, formed from plates of material, each member having a rectangular center section with a height spanning a distance between a top plate and an upper base plate of an electronic equipment rack drawer. The two members can each have a header and a footer extending outwardly from the center section. The headers can be attached to the top plate, and the footers can be attached to the upper base plate of the electronic equipment rack drawer. The center sections of the two members can be fastened, in an adjacent, coplanar orientation to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Good, Curtis E. Larsen, Kevin M. O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20180116067
    Abstract: A divider can be installed within an electronic equipment rack drawer to enhance the structural strength of the drawer. The divider can include two members, formed from plates of material, each member having a rectangular center section with a height spanning a distance between a top plate and an upper base plate of an electronic equipment rack drawer. The two members can each have a header and a footer extending outwardly from the center section. The headers can be attached to the top plate, and the footers can be attached to the upper base plate of the electronic equipment rack drawer. The center sections of the two members can be fastened, in an adjacent, coplanar orientation to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Michael S. Good, Curtis E. Larsen, Kevin M. O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20180116066
    Abstract: A divider can be installed within an electronic equipment rack drawer to enhance the structural strength of the drawer. The divider can include two members, formed from plates of material, each member having a rectangular center section with a height spanning a distance between a top plate and an upper base plate of an electronic equipment rack drawer. The two members can each have a header and a footer extending outwardly from the center section. The headers can be attached to the top plate, and the footers can be attached to the upper base plate of the electronic equipment rack drawer. The center sections of the two members can be fastened, in an adjacent, coplanar orientation to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Michael S. Good, Curtis E. Larsen, Kevin M. O'Connell
  • Patent number: 9538682
    Abstract: A system includes an equipment case configured to hold equipment, a strengthening bracket, and one or more releasable couplers physically coupled to the equipment case and the strengthening bracket. The releasable couplers may be configured to release the strengthening bracket from the equipment case without requiring a tool. In some embodiments, the strengthening bracket comprises a first end and a second end, and one of the releasable couplers are coupled to each end of the strengthening bracket. In some embodiments, the releasable couplers each comprise a flexing member and a protrusion member coupled to the flexing member and the first end and the second end of the strengthening bracket each comprise a slot for receiving the protrusion member of a corresponding coupling member. A corresponding method includes coupling the strengthening bracket to the equipment case with the at least one releasable coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Good, John R. Harris, Ray C. Laning, Curtis E. Larsen, Mark A. Sandusky
  • Patent number: 9532478
    Abstract: A system includes an equipment case configured to hold equipment, a strengthening bracket, and one or more releasable couplers physically coupled to the equipment case and the strengthening bracket. The releasable couplers may be configured to release the strengthening bracket from the equipment case without requiring a tool. In some embodiments, the strengthening bracket comprises a first end and a second end, and one of the releasable couplers are coupled to each end of the strengthening bracket. In some embodiments, the releasable couplers each comprise a flexing member and a protrusion member coupled to the flexing member and the first end and the second end of the strengthening bracket each comprise a slot for receiving the protrusion member of a corresponding coupling member. A corresponding method includes coupling the strengthening bracket to the equipment case with the at least one releasable coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Good, John R. Harris, Ray C. Laning, Curtis E. Larsen, Mark A. Sandusky
  • Patent number: 6771510
    Abstract: An expansion card retention device including a frame, a slider slidably mounted to the frame and a flap hingedly mounted to the frame. The frame is positioned above a card slot configured to receive an expansion card inserted through an opening in the frame. The flap is movable between a captive position where the flap covers the opening and a free position where the flap in clear of the opening. The slider is movable between a locked position where the slider holds the flap in the captive position and an unlocked position where the flap is free to move from the captive to the free position. A computer chassis including an expansion slot for receiving an expansion card and a card retention device mounted above the slot to a card support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy P. Novak, Curtis E. Larsen