Patents by Inventor George S. Maloof, Jr.

George S. Maloof, Jr. 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).

  • Detection system for an electronic enclosure
    Patent number: 6407671
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for detecting airborne particles in an electronic enclosure. The electronic enclosure may be used to house one or more electronic devices or components of an electronic system, such as a computer or data storage system. A particle detection system is provided to monitor the air within the enclosure and to generate an alarm signal in response to detection of a threshold level of airborne particles within the enclosure that is indicative of an operational anomaly associated with at least one of the electronic devices or components. In response to the alarm signal, the electronic devices housed within the enclosure may be automatically shut down to reduce potential damage to at least the devices housed within the enclosure. The detection system is particularly suited for detecting the presence of smoke within an electronic enclosure, such as may be generated during a combustion event by overheated or electrically shorted electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mulvihill, George S. Maloof, Jr., Arod Shatil, Eric Paul Johnson
  • Detection system for an electronic enclosure
    Patent number: 6262668
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for detecting airborne particles in an electronic enclosure. The electronic enclosure may be used to house one or more electronic devices or components of an electronic system, such as a computer or data storage system. A particle detection system is provided to monitor the air within the enclosure and to generate an alarm signal in response to detection of a threshold level of airborne particles within the enclosure that is indicative of an operational anomaly associated with at least one of the electronic devices or components. In response to the alarm signal, the electronic devices housed within the enclosure may be automatically shut down to reduce potential damage to at least the devices housed within the enclosure. The detection system is particularly suited for detecting the presence of smoke within an electronic enclosure, such as may be generated during a combustion event by overheated or electrically shorted electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy M. Mulvihill, George S. Maloof, Jr., Arod Shatil