Patents by Inventor Bruce Fryers

Bruce Fryers 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: 6477044
    Abstract: A guide 2 for supporting a device in a flow of coolant includes a deflector 4 for modifying the coolant flow. The guide include apertures 6 so that the coolant can flow over both the upper and lower faces of a device, for example a printed circuit board 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Foley, Gerard MacManus, Bruce Fryers, Michael Tate
  • Publication number: 20020081961
    Abstract: A guide 2 for supporting a device in a flow of coolant includes a deflector 4 for modifying the coolant flow. Examples of the guide include apertures 6 so that the coolant can flow over both the upper and lower faces of a device, for example a printed circuit board 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Foley, Gerard MacManus, Bruce Fryers, Michael Tate
  • Patent number: 6364009
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for cooling an electrical device 1 using a flow of coolant comprises a cooling unit 3. The cooling unit 3 is in contact with the device 1 and includes a channel 6 for transporting the coolant past the device 1. In a preferred embodiment, the sectional area of the channel 6 decreases between the inlet and the outlet of the channel 6. The velocity of the flow of coolant past the device 1 can be modified, thus improving the efficiency of cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Gerard MacManus, Bruce Fryers, Nicholas Foley, Michael Tate
  • Publication number: 20010052132
    Abstract: A child care monitoring network integrates a centralized information dissemination system with live streaming video to increase parental involvement with child care workers and improve child care worker training, including provision for enabling parents to monitor their children during the workday over the Internet and for providing live training demonstrations during off-hours. A local area network connects video cameras to a mult-imedia computer for digitizing and compressing the video feed and supplying it to a regional broadcast server capable of delivering multiple broadcast video streams to parent subscribers either through direct Internet connections, or over a secured network connected to the Internet via a firewall. A pre-recorded video library and server may be provided in addition to the live video broadcast server for providing information and instruction to both parents seeking child care and to child care providers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventor: Bruce Fryer
  • Patent number: 6330154
    Abstract: Cooling apparatus is used to cool equipment, for example electrical equipment, using a fan. In an embodiment described, the cooling apparatus comprises a duct for communication with the fan and for transporting air past the equipment. The duct may include a diffuser for improving the air flow in the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Fryers, Gerard MacManus, Michael Tate, Nicholas Foley
  • Patent number: 6233428
    Abstract: A child care monitoring network integrates a centralized information dissemination system with live streaming video to increase parental involvement with child care workers and improve child care worker training, including provision for enabling parents to monitor their children during the workday over the Internet and for providing live training demonstrations during off-hours. A local area network connects video cameras to a multi-media computer for digitizing and compressing the video feed and supplying it to a regional broadcast server capable of delivering multiple broadcast video streams to parent subscribers either through direct Internet connections, or over a secured network connected to the Internet via a firewall. A pre-recorded video library and server may be provided in addition to the live video broadcast server for providing information and instruction to both parents seeking child care and to child care providers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Inventor: Bruce Fryer
  • Patent number: D396690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: 3Com Limited
    Inventor: Bruce Fryers
  • Patent number: D398582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: 3Com Limited
    Inventor: Bruce Fryers