Patents by Inventor Francis William French

Francis William French 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).

  • Patent number: 11916358
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a power distribution unit may include: multiple power distribution module (PDM) receptacles, in which each PDM receptacle is configured to receive a PDM along a longitudinal axis of the PDM receptacle and is configured with multiple conductors disposed along a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; first multiple power outlets coupled to a first PDM receptacle of the multiple PDM receptacles, in which the first multiple power outlets are configured to provide first single-phase power to first multiple information handling systems housed by a rack; and second multiple power outlets coupled to a second PDM receptacle of the multiple PDM receptacles, in which the second multiple power outlets are configured to provide second single-phase power to second multiple information handling systems housed by the rack. In one or more embodiments, a monitoring device of the power distribution unit may monitor one or more environmental attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Francis William French, Kanu Dhiru Patel, Keith Clifford Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220302684
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a power distribution unit may include: multiple power distribution module (PDM) receptacles, in which each PDM receptacle is configured to receive a PDM along a longitudinal axis of the PDM receptacle and is configured with multiple conductors disposed along a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; first multiple power outlets coupled to a first PDM receptacle of the multiple PDM receptacles, in which the first multiple power outlets are configured to provide first single-phase power to first multiple information handling systems housed by a rack; and second multiple power outlets coupled to a second PDM receptacle of the multiple PDM receptacles, in which the second multiple power outlets are configured to provide second single-phase power to second multiple information handling systems housed by the rack. In one or more embodiments, a monitoring device of the power distribution unit may monitor one or more environmental attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: FRANCIS WILLIAM FRENCH, KANU DHIRU PATEL, KEITH CLIFFORD JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 11404852
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a power distribution unit may include: multiple power distribution module (PDM) receptacles, in which each PDM receptacle is configured to receive a PDM along a longitudinal axis of the PDM receptacle and is configured with multiple conductors disposed along a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; first multiple power outlets coupled to a first PDM receptacle of the multiple PDM receptacles, in which the first multiple power outlets are configured to provide first single-phase power to first multiple information handling systems housed by a rack; and second multiple power outlets coupled to a second PDM receptacle of the multiple PDM receptacles, in which the second multiple power outlets are configured to provide second single-phase power to second multiple information handling systems housed by the rack. In one or more embodiments, a monitoring device of the power distribution unit may monitor one or more environmental attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Francis William French, Kanu Dhiru Patel, Keith Clifford Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220013994
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a power distribution unit may include: multiple power distribution module (PDM) receptacles, in which each PDM receptacle is configured to receive a PDM along a longitudinal axis of the PDM receptacle and is configured with multiple conductors disposed along a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; first multiple power outlets coupled to a first PDM receptacle of the multiple PDM receptacles, in which the first multiple power outlets are configured to provide first single-phase power to first multiple information handling systems housed by a rack; and second multiple power outlets coupled to a second PDM receptacle of the multiple PDM receptacles, in which the second multiple power outlets are configured to provide second single-phase power to second multiple information handling systems housed by the rack. In one or more embodiments, a monitoring device of the power distribution unit may monitor one or more environmental attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: FRANCIS WILLIAM FRENCH, KANU DHIRU PATEL, KEITH CLIFFORD JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 9999160
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, a system, and a computer program product for controlling conditions of an input air stream. The method includes detecting air quality conditions as environmental input variables of an input air stream and determining whether to take corrective action on the air quality conditions of the input air stream according to the environmental input variables. An output variable then may be controlled to affect the air quality conditions of the input air stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Nader G. Dariavach, Jin Liang, Francis William French, Gordon O. Barr, Paul T. Callahan