Patents by Inventor Charles Hood

Charles Hood 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).

  • Publication number: 20210041188
    Abstract: Heat exchanger assemblies including turning vanes are taught herein. In preferred embodiments, the heat exchanger assembly comprises: an inlet duct; a heat exchanger coupled to the inlet duct and a plurality of turning vanes coupled to the heat exchanger and protruding into the inlet duct. The intake plane of the heat exchanger is at an angle between 0 degrees and 90 degrees to the primary flow direction of the inlet duct. The plurality of turning vanes comprise: a straight leading edge of length L that is parallel to the primary flow direction of the inlet duct; a convex lower surface that transitions a bottom of the leading edge to an upper wall of a lower channel of the heat exchanger; and a concave upper surface that transitions a distal point of the turning vane to a second channel of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: PHILIP WALSH, BENJAMIN THOMAS MATTHEWS, CHRISTOPHER SIMON ELLIOTT, STEVEN WILLIAM JAMES HENDERSON, JEFFREY ALLEN LEHEW, CHRISTOPHER CHARLES HOOD, SALVATORE IPPEDICO
  • Publication number: 20130206131
    Abstract: A fire enclosure includes a roof supported by a frame. The frame includes openings through which the interior of the fire enclosure is visible. The openings can be covered by at least two overlapping screens. The screens can be oriented to slope downward and inward from the roof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventor: Charles Hood
  • Patent number: 7850785
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing debris from ophthalmic lens transfer tips during the manufacturing or the ophthalmic lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward R. Kernick, Anthony H. Darabi, Leslie Voss, Charles Hood
  • Patent number: 7388751
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a processor and corresponding heat sink to a circuit board includes a board member, a frame member mounted on the board member, a plurality of connector portions on the frame member, and a resilient load member. The resilient load member has a first end moveably connected to one of the connector portions and a second end forcibly connected to another one of the connector portions. A processor socket is mounted on the board member and a processor is seated in the processor socket. Forcible connection of the second end to its connector portion deforms the load member into engagement with the processor and urges the processor into the processor socket. A heat sink is mounted to the frame member and in thermal contact with the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Charles Hood, David Bryant
  • Publication number: 20080040958
    Abstract: A product badge coupled to a product, such as an information handling system, displays product information to align with a selected of plural product orientations by illuminating a first display material to present the product information in a first orientation associated with a first product orientation and a second display material to present the product information in a second orientation associated with a second product orientation. For instance, illumination by a backlight presents the product information in the first orientation by interacting with the first display material, and suspension of illumination by the backlight presents the product information in the second orientation by allowing reflective light to interact with the second display material. Selection of illumination is automatically or manually accomplished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: David Hutchinson, Charles Hood, Randall Smith
  • Publication number: 20070297131
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a processor and corresponding heat sink to a circuit board includes a board member, a frame member mounted on the board member, a plurality of connector portions on the frame member, and a resilient load member. The resilient load member has a first end moveably connected to one of the connector portions and a second end forcibly connected to another one of the connector portions. A processor socket is mounted on the board member and a processor is seated in the processor socket. Forcible connection of the second end to its connector portion deforms the load member into engagement with the processor and urges the processor into the processor socket. A heat sink is mounted to the frame member and in thermal contact with the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Charles Hood, David Bryant
  • Patent number: 7280362
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a processor and corresponding heat sink to a circuit board includes a board member, a frame member mounted on the board member, a plurality of connector portions on the frame member, and a resilient load member. The resilient load member has a first end moveably connected to one of the connector portions and a second end forcibly connected to another one of the connector portions. A processor socket is mounted on the board member and a processor is seated in the processor socket. Forcible connection of the second end to its connector portion deforms the load member into engagement with the processor and urges the processor into the processor socket. A heat sink is mounted to the frame member and in thermal contact with the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Charles Hood, David Bryant
  • Publication number: 20070205694
    Abstract: For tuning a piezo electric fan, a controller measures a natural frequency of the piezo electric fan by applying a stress and measuring a response to the stress. A frequency of an alternating current (AC) input signal is adjusted by the controller to substantially match the natural frequency. The adjusted AC input having the natural frequency is provided to the piezo electric fan for improved efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Charles Hood
  • Publication number: 20070163623
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing debris from ophthalmic lens transfer tips during the manufacturing or the ophthalmic lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Edward Kernick, Anthony Darabi, Leslie Voss, Charles Hood
  • Publication number: 20070115587
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a drive mounting system includes a drive chassis having a first wall and a second wall transverse to the first wall. A third wall is supported in the chassis and movable between a first position opposite the first wall and a second position opposite the second wall. A drive is mounted in the chassis in a first orientation supported by the first and third walls in response to the third wall being in the first position, and the drive is movable to a second orientation, transverse to the first orientation, supported by the second and third walls in response to the third wall being in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Charles Hood, Robert Hrehor
  • Publication number: 20070033906
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for the treatment of ophthalmic lens packages prior to sealing are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Edward Kernick, Alan Lewis, Charles Hood, Hamid Darabi, Steven Benjamin, Melvin Price
  • Publication number: 20060264085
    Abstract: A card coupling apparatus includes a circuit board, a plurality of card connectors mounted on the circuit board, a system connector mounted to the circuit board, and a switch chip mounted to the circuit board and electrically coupled to the plurality of card connectors and the system connector. The card coupling apparatus may be coupled to an information handling system and a plurality of video cards may be coupled to the information handling system by coupling the plurality of video cards to the card coupling apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ajay Kwatra, Charles Hood
  • Publication number: 20060139868
    Abstract: A drive mounting apparatus includes a drive chassis, a first support wall on the drive chassis including a first support structure and a second support wall on the drive chassis substantially transverse to the first support wall and including a second support structure. A repositionable third support wall including a third support structure is operable to be coupled to the drive chassis in a first position opposite the first support wall to provide support between the first support structure and the third support structure, and the third support wall is operable to be repositioned on the drive chassis and coupled to the drive chassis in a second position opposite the second support wall to provide support between the second support structure and the third support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Charles Hood, Robert Hrehor
  • Publication number: 20060109636
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a card in an information handling system provides a first riser card including a plurality of first connections. A second riser card is coupled to the first riser card by a plurality of connectors, the second riser card including a plurality of second connections. A first card slot extends from the first riser card and is electrically coupled to the plurality of first connections, and a second card slot extends from the first riser card and is electrically coupled to the plurality of second connections. The apparatus may be coupled to an information handling system in a chassis to provide for the mounting of cards in the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Charles Hood, Ajay Kwatra, John Revell
  • Publication number: 20060012949
    Abstract: A product badge coupled to a product, such as an information handling system, displays product information to align with a selected of plural product orientations by illuminating a first display material to present the product information in a first orientation associated with a first product orientation and a second display material to present the product information in a second orientation associated with a second product orientation. For instance, illumination by a backlight presents the product information in the first orientation by interacting with the first display material, and suspension of illumination by the backlight presents the product information in the second orientation by allowing reflective light to interact with the second display material. Selection of illumination is automatically or manually accomplished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: David Hutchinson, Charles Hood, Randall Smith
  • Publication number: 20050122690
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a processor and corresponding heat sink to a circuit board includes a board member, a frame member mounted on the board member, a plurality of connector portions on the frame member, and a resilient load member. The resilient load member has a first end moveably connected to one of the connector portions and a second end forcibly connected to another one of the connector portions. A processor socket is mounted on the board member and a processor is seated in the processor socket. Forcible connection of the second end to its connector portion deforms the load member into engagement with the processor and urges the processor into the processor socket. A heat sink is mounted to the frame member and in thermal contact with the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Charles Hood, David Bryant
  • Publication number: 20050097952
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for sensing fluid level comprising a calibration sensor completely immersed in a fluid, and a measurement sensor at least partially immersed in the same fluid, wherein said calibration sensor is disposed in the fluid at a position lower than the lowest level of the measurement sensor. The calibration sensor and measurement sensors comprise elongated apertures in a printed circuit board with electrically conductive plating formed on each side of, and spanning the length of, the elongated apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: James Steph, Charles Hood
  • Publication number: 20040226712
    Abstract: This invention provides a self-contained mobile repair unit having a universal set of hydraulic and pneumatic tooling for servicing well equipment such as an inner pipe string, a sucker rod, or a pump. One or more transducers sense and collect data indicative of one or more parameters measured by the mobile repair unit, such as hook load, engine RPM, or tongue torque. The data is collected and saved in a non-volatile memory device, which is then physically transferred from the mobile repair unit to a central office location, where the data can be compiled, analyzed, and/or posted on a network such as the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: John Charles Hood, W. Bruce Lowe
  • Patent number: 5442898
    Abstract: An automated bagging system with a device that performs the dual functions of opening a bag and then supporting the bag as the bag is filled with a product. A supply of air is guided into a wicketed bag by a pivotable plate in a first position. After the plate guides the air into the bag, thus fully opening the bag, the plate moves into a second position. In this second position, the plate clamps a side of the bag opposite the wicket between the plate and a stop plate. The plate and the stop plate, in combination with a clamp on the wicket side of the bag, effectively keep the bag open after the initial supply of air ends to allow the bag to receive a dispensed product. Additionally, the plate, stop plate and clamp support the bag. This support prevents the bag from being torn away from the wicket from the force of the product on the sides and bottom of the bag as the product falls into the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: A.P.M. Distributing, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Gabree, Steve W. Campbell, Charles Hood