Patents by Inventor Renee Chu
Renee Chu 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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Patent number: 10734777Abstract: Technology is provided for circuit board actuator systems for ejecting and inserting a circuit board into a circuit board connector. The actuator system includes a cross-member attached to a circuit board and a pair of levers pivotably coupled to opposite end portions of the cross-member. Each lever is moveable between a closed position and an open position and includes an arm with an insertion pawl and an ejector pawl extending from the arm. The system further includes a pair of circuit board guides, each including a keeper and mountable adjacent a circuit board connector. The insertion pawls operate against the keepers to insert the circuit board into the connector when the levers are moved toward the closed position, and the ejector pawls operate against the keepers to eject the circuit board from the connector when the levers are moved toward the open position.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Renee Chu
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Patent number: 10165702Abstract: Technology is provided for an open chassis for use with server modules. The open chassis includes an end frame having opposed upper corner portions and opposed lower corner portions. A pair of lower beams, each having a proximal end portion, are connected to a respective lower corner portion of the end frame. A pair of upper beams, each having a proximal end portion, are connected to a respective upper corner portion of the end frame. First and second columns extend between distal end portions of the lower beams and the upper beams. A cross-member extends between the distal end portions of the lower beams. Each beam includes an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface, and at least one of the beams includes a relief formed in its corresponding inward facing surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Renee Chu
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Publication number: 20180153056Abstract: Technology is provided for an open chassis for use with server modules. The open chassis includes an end frame having opposed upper corner portions and opposed lower corner portions. A pair of lower beams, each having a proximal end portion, are connected to a respective lower corner portion of the end frame. A pair of upper beams, each having a proximal end portion, are connected to a respective upper corner portion of the end frame. First and second columns extend between distal end portions of the lower beams and the upper beams. A cross-member extends between the distal end portions of the lower beams. Each beam includes an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface, and at least one of the beams includes a relief formed in its corresponding inward facing surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventor: Renee Chu
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Publication number: 20180145472Abstract: Technology is provided for circuit board actuator systems for ejecting and inserting a circuit board into a circuit board connector. The actuator system includes a cross-member attached to a circuit board and a pair of levers pivotably coupled to opposite end portions of the cross-member. Each lever is moveable between a closed position and an open position and includes an arm with an insertion pawl and an ejector pawl extending from the arm. The system further includes a pair of circuit board guides, each including a keeper and mountable adjacent a circuit board connector. The insertion pawls operate against the keepers to insert the circuit board into the connector when the levers are moved toward the closed position, and the ejector pawls operate against the keepers to eject the circuit board from the connector when the levers are moved toward the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventor: Renee Chu
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Patent number: 9960562Abstract: Technology is provided for circuit board actuator systems for ejecting and inserting a circuit board into a circuit board connector. The actuator system includes a cross-member attached to a circuit board and a pair of levers pivotably coupled to opposite end portions of the cross-member. Each lever is moveable between a closed position and an open position and includes an arm with an insertion pawl and an ejector pawl extending from the arm. The system further includes a pair of circuit board guides, each including a keeper and mountable adjacent a circuit board connector. The insertion pawls operate against the keepers to insert the circuit board into the connector when the levers are moved toward the closed position, and the ejector pawls operate against the keepers to eject the circuit board from the connector when the levers are moved toward the open position.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Renee Chu
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Patent number: 9918397Abstract: Technology is provided for an open chassis for use with server modules. The open chassis includes an end frame having opposed upper corner portions and opposed lower corner portions. A pair of lower beams, each having a proximal end portion, are connected to a respective lower corner portion of the end frame. A pair of upper beams, each having a proximal end portion, are connected to a respective upper corner portion of the end frame. First and second columns extend between distal end portions of the lower beams and the upper beams. A cross-member extends between the distal end portions of the lower beams. Each beam includes an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface, and at least one of the beams includes a relief formed in its corresponding inward facing surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Renee Chu
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Patent number: 9865980Abstract: A multi-node server platform including a cubby chassis and at least one multi-server sled. The cubby chassis includes partitions defining a plurality of sled positions. The multi-server sled includes a chassis having a vertical sidewall and a horizontal bottom wall with an open top and an open side. A side-plane PCB is mounted to the vertical sidewall and a plurality of dividers are attached to the bottom wall and oriented perpendicular to the side-plane PCB. One or more server cards are connected to the side-plane PCB and are supported the plurality of dividers. The server cards include a server PCB having a first side facing the bottom wall and an outward facing second side enclosing the open top of the sled chassis. A cover is coupled to the horizontal bottom wall to enclose the open side of the sled chassis and help direct airflow across the server cards.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Hu Li, Yan Zhao, Renee Chu
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Publication number: 20160381824Abstract: Technology is provided for an open chassis for use with server modules. The open chassis includes an end frame having opposed upper corner portions and opposed lower corner portions. A pair of lower beams, each having a proximal end portion, are connected to a respective lower corner portion of the end frame. A pair of upper beams, each having a proximal end portion, are connected to a respective upper corner portion of the end frame. First and second columns extend between distal end portions of the lower beams and the upper beams. A cross-member extends between the distal end portions of the lower beams. Each beam includes an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface, and at least one of the beams includes a relief formed in its corresponding inward facing surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventor: Renee Chu
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Publication number: 20160262282Abstract: A multi-node server platform including a cubby chassis and at least one multi-server sled. The cubby chassis includes partitions defining a plurality of sled positions. The multi-server sled includes a chassis having a vertical sidewall and a horizontal bottom wall with an open top and an open side. A side-plane PCB is mounted to the vertical sidewall and a plurality of dividers are attached to the bottom wall and oriented perpendicular to the side-plane PCB. One or more server cards are connected to the side-plane PCB and are supported the plurality of dividers. The server cards include a server PCB having a first side facing the bottom wall and an outward facing second side enclosing the open top of the sled chassis. A cover is coupled to the horizontal bottom wall to enclose the open side of the sled chassis and help direct airflow across the server cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Hu Li, Yan Zhao, Renee Chu
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Publication number: 20160261083Abstract: Technology is provided for circuit board actuator systems for ejecting and inserting a circuit board into a circuit board connector. The actuator system includes a cross-member attached to a circuit board and a pair of levers pivotably coupled to opposite end portions of the cross-member. Each lever is moveable between a closed position and an open position and includes an arm with an insertion pawl and an ejector pawl extending from the arm. The system further includes a pair of circuit board guides, each including a keeper and mountable adjacent a circuit board connector. The insertion pawls operate against the keepers to insert the circuit board into the connector when the levers are moved toward the closed position, and the ejector pawls operate against the keepers to eject the circuit board from the connector when the levers are moved toward the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventor: Renee Chu