Patents by Inventor Gerhard Muehsam

Gerhard Muehsam 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: 10324886
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding device for securing at least one first expansion card in a rack server slot of one height unit. Incidentally, the holding device comprises a base body and a first holding tab, which is arranged on a first side of the base body. The first holding tab is configured to secure a riser card and a module to the holding device. Furthermore, the holding device comprises at least one second holding tab located on a second side of the base body opposite the first side. The at least one second holding tab is configured to secure a first expansion card to the holding device. Furthermore, the invention relates to an assembly having a holding device and a rack server slot of one height unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Gerhard Mühsam, Reinhard Salmen
  • Patent number: 10193278
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exchangeable module for a computer system, comprising a module body, which can be secured at a predetermined installation position inside the computer system, a cable connection leading to the outside from the module body, at the end of which connection is arranged a plug connector, so that the module can be electrically coupled with another component of the computer system, and a safety device, by means of which the plug connector is mechanically connected to the module body, wherein the safety device is configured such that when a pulling force is applied to the module body, the cable connection is not subject to the pulling force. Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Gerhard Mühsam
  • Publication number: 20180138634
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exchangeable module for a computer system, comprising a module body, which can be secured at a predetermined installation position inside the computer system, a cable connection leading to the outside from the module body, at the end of which connection is arranged a plug connector, so that the module can be electrically coupled with another component of the computer system, and a safety device, by means of which the plug connector is mechanically connected to the module body, wherein the safety device is configured such that when a pulling force is applied to the module body, the cable connection is not subject to the pulling force. Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Gerhard Mühsam
  • Publication number: 20180077816
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement comprising a server housing with a mounting cage for a server component. The mounting cage comprises an insertion opening for the insertion of the server component in an insertion direction. The mounting cage comprises an air opening inside the server housing on at least one side adjacent to the insertion opening. The arrangement further comprises an air guidance, which is inserted into the mounting cage, so that an air flow is limited along the insertion direction by the mounting cage. Here, air can flow out of an inner space of the server housing or flow into the inner space of the server housing. The invention further relates to an air guidance for such an arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Gerhard Mühsam
  • Patent number: 9839153
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly comprising a rack server insert and a server rack for accommodating multiple rack server inserts. A rack installation carrier for supporting the rack server insert in the server rack is set up to be supported by telescopic rails. Two holders each with a first rail and a second rail are included in the rack installation carrier. The first rails are fixed to the rack server insert. The second rails are fixed to the server rack. The first rails freely and directly rest on the second rails so that the rack server insert is supported in the server rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Gerhard Mühsam
  • Publication number: 20170249275
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding device for securing at least one first expansion card in a rack server slot of one height unit. Incidentally, the holding device comprises a base body and a first holding tab, which is arranged on a first side of the base body. The first holding tab is configured to secure a riser card and a module to the holding device. Furthermore, the holding device comprises at least one second holding tab located on a second side of the base body opposite the first side. The at least one second holding tab is configured to secure a first expansion card to the holding device. Furthermore, the invention relates to an assembly having a holding device and a rack server slot of one height unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Gerhard Mühsam, Reinhard Salmen
  • Publication number: 20170202112
    Abstract: A rack server that includes a housing having a front side and a rear side. A main board arranged in the housing is provided with at least one processor, on which a heat sink is arranged. Furthermore, fans are arranged in the housing upstream of the processor with respect to the insertion direction and suck cooling air into the housing via the front side and blow towards the rear side. The rack server includes a power supply in the housing downstream of the processor with respect to the insertion direction. An air guide element is arranged in the housing between the power supply and the heat sink in such a way that cooling air supplied to the heat sink is guided past the power supply to the rear side of the housing and cooling air supplied to the power supply is not preheated by the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Gerhard Mühsam, Reinhard Salmen, Albert Schaur, Sebastian Schilling
  • Patent number: 9619422
    Abstract: A server system includes a chassis having a plurality of insertion slots that receive a plurality of server plug-in modules; at least one printed circuit board including at least one first microcontroller and arranged in the chassis to contact server plug-in modules received in the insertion slots; and a first server plug-in module including a first system management controller and arranged in a first insertion slot and coupled to the at least one printed circuit board, wherein the first microcontroller and the first system management controller are coupled together via at least one first signal line, and the first microcontroller is arranged to provide the first system management controller with at least one chassis-specific configuration value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Gerhard Mühsam
  • Publication number: 20170055361
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly comprising a rack server insert and a server rack for accommodating multiple rack server inserts. A rack installation carrier for supporting the rack server insert in the server rack is set up to be supported by telescopic rails. Two holders each with a first rail and a second rail are included in the rack installation carrier. The first rails are fixed to the rack server insert. The second rails are fixed to the server rack. The first rails freely and directly rest on the second rails so that the rack server insert is supported in the server rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Gerhard Mühsam
  • Publication number: 20150058506
    Abstract: A server system includes a chassis having a plurality of insertion slots that receive a plurality of server plug-in modules; at least one printed circuit board including at least one first microcontroller and arranged in the chassis to contact server plug-in modules received in the insertion slots; and a first server plug-in module including a first system management controller and arranged in a first insertion slot and coupled to the at least one printed circuit board, wherein the first microcontroller and the first system management controller are coupled together via at least one first signal line, and the first microcontroller is arranged to provide the first system management controller with at least one chassis-specific configuration value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Gerhard Mühsam
  • Publication number: 20120024955
    Abstract: An electronic slide-in module that slides into a module carrier includes at least one electronic read-out unit that reads out information from an information storage unit in the module carrier without electrical contact with the module carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Fujitsu Technology Solutions Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Mühsam
  • Patent number: 6608400
    Abstract: For accomplishing an interruption-free power supply operation of a system unit (HDD) in a computer system with a plurality of system computers (Sa; Sb) sharing the system unit (HDD) without having the limitation to a local location, a method and an arrangement is [sic] proposed in accord wherewith the operation of the respective station computers (Sa; Sb) respectively ensues with their own interruption-free power supplies (USVa; USVb) and, for the power supply of the shared system unit (HDD), the shared system unit (HDD) is always connected to an active interruption-free power supply (for example, USVb) by an automatically switching switchover (PCS) that monitors the voltage of its inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Muehsam