Patents by Inventor Robert Warren Johnson

Robert Warren Johnson 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: 11836019
    Abstract: An equipment rack that includes a modular compute chassis, a modular processing unit located in the modular compute chassis and where the modular processing unit is configured to remove from the front of the modular compute chassis in a frontward direction, relative to the front side of the modular compute chassis, and an air mover unit located in the modular processing unit and where the air mover unit is configured to remove from a rear side of the modular processing unit in a rearward direction, relative to the front side of modular compute chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Shawn Joel Dube, Robert Warren Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220179466
    Abstract: An equipment rack that includes a modular compute chassis, a modular processing unit located in the modular compute chassis and where the modular processing unit is configured to remove from the front of the modular compute chassis in a frontward direction, relative to the front side of the modular compute chassis, and an air mover unit located in the modular processing unit and where the air mover unit is configured to remove from a rear side of the modular processing unit in a rearward direction, relative to the front side of modular compute chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Shawn Joel Dube, Robert Warren Johnson
  • Patent number: 11294436
    Abstract: An equipment rack that includes a modular compute chassis, a modular processing unit located in the modular compute chassis and where the modular processing unit is configured to remove from the front of the modular compute chassis in a frontward direction, relative to the front side of the modular compute chassis, and an air mover unit located in the modular processing unit and where the air mover unit is configured to remove from a rear side of the modular processing unit in a rearward direction, relative to the front side of modular compute chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Shawn Joel Dube, Robert Warren Johnson
  • Publication number: 20210240237
    Abstract: An equipment rack that includes a modular compute chassis, a modular processing unit located in the modular compute chassis and where the modular processing unit is configured to remove from the front of the modular compute chassis in a frontward direction, relative to the front side of the modular compute chassis, and an air mover unit located in the modular processing unit and where the air mover unit is configured to remove from a rear side of the modular processing unit in a rearward direction, relative to the front side of modular compute chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Shawn Joel Dube, Robert Warren Johnson
  • Patent number: 10390462
    Abstract: A chassis includes a front and back portion. The front portion includes a plurality of compute devices and a first plurality of fans. The back portion includes a plurality of input/output devices and a second plurality of fans. A first airflow zone extends from the front portion to the back portion, the first airflow zone to direct a first airflow from the compute device to the second fans. A second airflow zone extends from the front portion to the back portion, the second airflow zone to provide a second airflow from the first fans to the input/output devices, and to isolate the second airflow from the first airflow zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Robert Boyd Curtis, Robert Warren Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180235105
    Abstract: A chassis includes a front and back portion. The front portion includes a plurality of compute devices and a first plurality of fans. The back portion includes a plurality of input/output devices and a second plurality of fans. A first airflow zone extends from the front portion to the back portion, the first airflow zone to direct a first airflow from the compute device to the second fans. A second airflow zone extends from the front portion to the back portion, the second airflow zone to provide a second airflow from the first fans to the input/output devices, and to isolate the second airflow from the first airflow zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Boyd Curtis, Robert Warren Johnson
  • Patent number: 6646876
    Abstract: A hard drive encapsulating apparatus includes a housing having an air flow channel and an air flow port. Also, a sound suppression cavity is positioned between the channel and the port. A sound suppression material is mounted in the sound suppression cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel Shawn Carr, Robert Warren Johnson, Jason Alan Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20020097557
    Abstract: A hard drive encapsulating apparatus includes a housing having an air flow channel and an air flow port. Also, a sound suppression cavity is positioned between the channel and the port. A sound suppression material is mounted in the sound suppression cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Daniel Shawn Carr, Robert Warren Johnson, Jason Alan Shepherd
  • Patent number: 6351380
    Abstract: A fan mounting arrangement (10) includes at least one mounting member (14). Each mounting member (14) includes a resilient outer element (19) and an inner element (18) made from a substantially rigid material. The mounting members (14) are all arranged to extend generally parallel to each other. Each mounting member (14) is adapted to be received in a corresponding mounting receptacle (31) associated with a fan housing (11). Once the fan (11) is placed over the mounting members (14) with each mounting member received in its respective mounting receptacle (31), a retaining arrangement retains the fan in the installed position on the mounting members. In this installed position, the resilient elements (19) absorb vibrations from the fan (11) to mechanically isolate the fan from the remainder of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: James Don Curlee, Robert Warren Johnson