Patents by Inventor Barry Rimler

Barry Rimler 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: 10548244
    Abstract: An air containment system is configured to span an aisle defined by rows of racks. The air containment system includes a frame structure having two end frames provided at respective ends of the air containment system, and at least two horizontal beams, one for each side of the air containment system, releasably secured to the end frames. The frame structure is adjustable to achieve a desired height, length and width as required for a particular application of the air containment system. A kit providing an air containment system is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry Rimler, Joseph H. Bergesch, Yuchun Jiang, Steven Brown
  • Patent number: 10212851
    Abstract: An air duct system is configured to be used with an air containment system that spans an aisle defined by rows of racks. The air duct system includes a plurality of ceiling panels supported by the air containment system, and a plurality of support curbs mounted on the ceiling panels. The plurality of support curbs is configured to support ductwork positioned on the support curbs, ductwork positioned on the plurality of support curbs. The air duct system further includes a plurality of panels secured to the support curbs to create a plenum underneath the ductwork. A kit providing an air duct system is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry Rimler, Steven Brown
  • Patent number: 9930810
    Abstract: An aisle containment roof system includes a frame configured to be supported by two rows of racks or by the one row of racks and a wall or by a dedicated frame structure independent of the two rows of racks. The aisle containment roof system further includes a fixed perforated panel fixedly secured to the frame. The fixed perforated panel includes a pattern of openings formed therein. The aisle containment roof system further includes a movable perforated panel movably secured to the frame. The movable perforated panel has a pattern of openings corresponding to the pattern of openings of the fixed perforated panel. The aisle containment roof system further includes a mechanism configured to move the movable perforated panel relative to the fixed perforated panel to align the openings of the movable perforated panel to the openings of the fixed perforated panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuchun Jiang, Barry Rimler
  • Publication number: 20170121966
    Abstract: An aisle containment roof system includes a frame configured to be supported by two rows of racks or by the one row of racks and a wall or by a dedicated frame structure independent of the two rows of racks. The aisle containment roof system further includes a fixed perforated panel fixedly secured to the frame. The fixed perforated panel includes a pattern of openings formed therein. The aisle containment roof system further includes a movable perforated panel movably secured to the frame. The movable perforated panel has a pattern of openings corresponding to the pattern of openings of the fixed perforated panel. The aisle containment roof system further includes a mechanism configured to move the movable perforated panel relative to the fixed perforated panel to align the openings of the movable perforated panel to the openings of the fixed perforated panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Yuchun Jiang, Barry Rimler
  • Publication number: 20170127569
    Abstract: An air duct system is configured to be used with an air containment system that spans an aisle defined by rows of racks. The air duct system includes a plurality of ceiling panels supported by the air containment system, and a plurality of support curbs mounted on the ceiling panels. The plurality of support curbs is configured to support ductwork positioned on the support curbs, ductwork positioned on the plurality of support curbs. The air duct system further includes a plurality of panels secured to the support curbs to create a plenum underneath the ductwork. A kit providing an air duct system is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Barry Rimler, Steven Brown
  • Publication number: 20170127568
    Abstract: An air containment system is configured to span an aisle defined by rows of racks. The air containment system includes a frame structure having two end frames provided at respective ends of the air containment system, and at least two horizontal beams, one for each side of the air containment system, releasably secured to the end frames. The frame structure is adjustable to achieve a desired height, length and width as required for a particular application of the air containment system. A kit providing an air containment system is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Barry Rimler, Joseph H. Bergesch, Yuchun Jiang, Steven Brown
  • Publication number: 20060082263
    Abstract: At least one version is directed to a mobile data center that includes a trailer having a length greater than a width and having an interior, the trailer being configured to be transported in a direction generally parallel to the length, and a plurality of equipment enclosures installed in the interior of the trailer to form a row, with the row being parallel to the length of the trailer, wherein the row is positioned in the interior such that a first aisle is on a front side of the row and a second aisle is on a back side of the row. The mobile data center also includes at least one cooling unit constructed and arranged to draw warm air from the second aisle and provide cool air to the first aisle to cool equipment contained in the plurality of equipment enclosures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Rimler, Neil Rasmussen