Patents by Inventor Thomas George MACALL
Thomas George MACALL 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: 9910231Abstract: An apparatus comprising a cage for pluggable optical modules including a bay having a first port stacked with a second port, the bay having an opening between the first and second port; a heat collector module in the opening comprising a first contact plate adjacent to the first port bottom and provided in the first port and configured to contact a first optical module in the first port, a second contact plate adjacent to the second port top and provided in the second port and configured to contact a second optical module insertable in the second port, a cold plate between the first and second contact plates, compressible thermal material layers between the contact plates and the cold plate; and a heat pipe having a first portion in thermal contact with the cold plate and a second portion extending beyond the stacked cage and in thermal contact with a radiator.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Infinera CorporationInventors: Matthew James Kelty, Thomas George Macall
-
Patent number: 9818670Abstract: A system includes a retainer assembly to align each of a group of cooling devices with a corresponding electrical component of a group of electrical components that are mounted to a circuit board, where the retainer assembly includes a group of apertures, such that each of the cooling devices protrudes through a corresponding aperture when the retainer assembly is installed on the circuit board, and where the retainer assembly includes a group of retaining springs, each of which is associated with a corresponding aperture, that applies a respective force, of a group of forces, to a corresponding one of the cooling devices when the retainer assembly is installed on the circuit board. The system also includes a set of fasteners to mount the retainer assembly to the circuit board, such that the cooling devices dissipate heat that is generated by the electrical components.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Infinera CorporationInventor: Thomas George Macall
-
Publication number: 20170192185Abstract: An apparatus comprising a cage for pluggable optical modules including a bay having a first port stacked with a second port, the bay having an opening between the first and second port; a heat collector module in the opening comprising a first contact plate adjacent to the first port bottom and provided in the first port and configured to contact a first optical module in the first port, a second contact plate adjacent to the second port top and provided in the second port and configured to contact a second optical module insertable in the second port, a cold plate between the first and second contact plates, compressible thermal material layers between the contact plates and the cold plate; and a heat pipe having a first portion in thermal contact with the cold plate and a second portion extending beyond the stacked cage and in thermal contact with a radiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Matthew James Kelty, Thomas George Macall
-
Patent number: 9519117Abstract: A track system comprises a track having a first end, a second end, and defining one or more first channels extending from the first to the second end of the track for accommodating one or more optical fibers therein. The track is attachable to a support and defines a first plane. The track system also comprises a ramp having a first end, a second end, and defining one or more second channels extending from the first end of the ramp to the second end of the ramp for accommodating the one or more optical fibers therein. The ramp is attachable to the support such that the first end of the ramp is adjacent to the second end of the track, the one or more first channels is aligned with the one or more second channels, and the second end of the ramp extends in a second plane.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Infinera CorporationInventor: Thomas George Macall
-
Patent number: 8817469Abstract: A system includes a removable module to process data when installed in the system, where the module includes a first surface via which heat, that is generated by the module, is transferred. The system also includes a port into which the module is installed; and a heat sink, associated with the port, to dissipate the heat received from the first surface, where the heat sink includes a second surface on which a material is applied, and where the material makes contact with the first surface when the module is installed that allows the heat to be received from the first surface, conforms to an American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)-B607-91 standard or a United States military specification-C-26074, and transfers the heat to the second surface that allows the module to operate at a temperature that is less than a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Infinera CorporationInventor: Thomas George Macall
-
Publication number: 20130266265Abstract: A track system comprises a track having a first end, a second end, and defining one or more first channels extending from the first to the second end of the track for accommodating one or more optical fibers therein. The track is attachable to a support and defines a first plane. The track system also comprises a ramp having a first end, a second end, and defining one or more second channels extending from the first end of the ramp to the second end of the ramp for accommodating the one or more optical fibers therein. The ramp is attachable to the support such that the first end of the ramp is adjacent to the second end of the track, the one or more first channels is aligned with the one or more second channels, and the second end of the ramp extends in a second plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventor: Thomas George Macall
-
Publication number: 20130077253Abstract: A system includes a removable module to process data when installed in the system, where the module includes a first surface via which heat, that is generated by the module, is transferred. The system also includes a port into which the module is installed; and a heat sink, associated with the port, to dissipate the heat received from the first surface, where the heat sink includes a second surface on which a material is applied, and where the material makes contact with the first surface when the module is installed that allows the heat to be received from the first surface, conforms to an American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)-B607-91 standard or a United States military specification-C-26074, and transfers the heat to the second surface that allows the module to operate at a temperature that is less than a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: Infinera CorporationInventor: Thomas George Macall
-
Publication number: 20130027889Abstract: A system includes a retainer assembly to align each of a group of cooling devices with a corresponding electrical component of a group of electrical components that are mounted to a circuit board, where the retainer assembly includes a group of apertures, such that each of the cooling devices protrudes through a corresponding aperture when the retainer assembly is installed on the circuit board, and where the retainer assembly includes a group of retaining springs, each of which is associated with a corresponding aperture, that applies a respective force, of a group of forces, to a corresponding one of the cooling devices when the retainer assembly is installed on the circuit board. The system also includes a set of fasteners to mount the retainer assembly to the circuit board, such that the cooling devices dissipate heat that is generated by the electrical components.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: Infinera CorporationInventor: Thomas George MACALL