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).
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Publication number: 20200154607Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Curtis E. Larsen, Karl Stathakis
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Patent number: 10631436Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Curtis E. Larsen, Karl Stathakis
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Patent number: 9992900Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael S. Good, Curtis E. Larsen, Kevin M. O'Connell
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Patent number: 9974202Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael S. Good, Curtis E. Larsen, Kevin M. O'Connell
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Publication number: 20180116067Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Michael S. Good, Curtis E. Larsen, Kevin M. O'Connell
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Publication number: 20180116066Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Michael S. Good, Curtis E. Larsen, Kevin M. O'Connell
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Patent number: 9538682Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael S. Good, John R. Harris, Ray C. Laning, Curtis E. Larsen, Mark A. Sandusky
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Patent number: 9532478Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael S. Good, John R. Harris, Ray C. Laning, Curtis E. Larsen, Mark A. Sandusky
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Patent number: 6771510Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 27, 2002Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: Jeremy P. Novak, Curtis E. Larsen