Patents by Inventor Christopher H. Frank

Christopher H. Frank 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: 20090322192
    Abstract: A barrier disposed within a computer housing includes a frame adapted to be secured to the computer housing; and a plurality of elongated members attached to the frame. The plurality of elongated members are disposed across the frame such that the plurality of elongated members are attached to an inner surface of the frame. The barrier defines separate compartments within the computer housing and at least one fan is disposed in a compartment separated by the barrier from another compartment in which at least one electronic component is disposed. A method of manufacturing a barrier includes providing a frame; attaching a plurality of elongated members to the frame; disposing the frame within the housing such that the frame defines separate compartments within the housing; disposing at least one fan in a compartment separated by the barrier from another compartment; and disposing at least one electronic component in the another compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Brett C. Ong, Timothy W. Olesiewicz, Christopher H. Frank
  • Publication number: 20090073648
    Abstract: A hard disk drive filler assembly has a hard disk drive bracket and a hard disk drive filler disposed in the hard disk drive bracket. The hard disk drive bracket has a front bezel and a bracket body attached to the back of the front bezel. The hard disk drive filler has a filler body attached to the bracket body of the hard disk drive bracket, a connector cover disposed behind the filler body and operable to be disposed over a connector on a server module or a computer server rack, and at least one spring disposed between the dust cover and the filler body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett C. Ong, Timothy W. Olesiewicz, Christopher H. Frank
  • Patent number: 7318532
    Abstract: A rackmount system for a component may include outer slide members that couple with inner slide members. The outer slide members may be coupled to a rack with slam latches. The slam latches may couple with rails of the rack when the slam latches are placed against the rails. The inner slide members may be coupled to a component. The inner slide members may include tabs that engage slots in a chassis of the component to couple the inner slide members to the component. An inner slide assembly may include an inner latch that couples with the outer slide member to inhibit movement of the inner slide member relative to the outer slide member. The rackmount system may include a locking mechanism that locks the component relative to the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Z. Lee, Arthur S. Brigham, William R. Jones, III, Joel F. Jensen, Denise R. Silverman, Christopher H. Frank, Sarah Aquino, Robert F. Mori
  • Patent number: D504895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher H. Frank, John D. Schnabel, Simon J. Matthews, Stephen de Saulles, James R. Kitchen
  • Patent number: D527002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher H. Frank, Dimitry Struve, Jeffrey T. Paladini
  • Patent number: D541268
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher H. Frank, Dimitry Struve, Jeffrey T. Paladini
  • Patent number: D543830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher H. Frank, Frank M. Miyahira
  • Patent number: D545321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher H. Frank, June Lee, Denise Silverman, Andrew P. Tosh, Edward J. Cornelius, III, Sarah T. Aquino
  • Patent number: D545816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher H. Frank, Andreas V. Bechtolsheim, Edward J. Cornelius, III, June Lee, James M. Stanton, Denise Silverman, Andrew P. Tosh, Philip G. Yurkonis
  • Patent number: D545817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher H. Frank, June Lee, Denise Silverman, Andrew P. Tosh, Edward J. Cornelius, III, Sarah T. Aquino, Andreas V. Bechtolsheim, Philip G. Yurkonis
  • Patent number: D545823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Cornelius, III, June Lee, Christopher H. Frank, James M. Stanton, Andrew Tosh, Philip G. Yurkonis, Sarah T. Aquino, Denise Silverman
  • Patent number: D553132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Stanton, Robert F. Mori, Christopher H. Frank
  • Patent number: D553616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Tosh, June Lee, Christopher H. Frank
  • Patent number: D553617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Tosh, Brian K. Nash, Thomas Swyst, Christopher H. Frank
  • Patent number: D555157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Tosh, June Lee, Christopher H. Frank, Yvetta D. Pols Sandhu, Arthur S. Rousmaniere
  • Patent number: D556204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Tosh, Lisa Marie Surowiec, Christopher H. Frank
  • Patent number: D563953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Tosh, Thomas Swyst, Christopher H. Frank, Philip G. Yurkonis, Michael S. Dann
  • Patent number: D564512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Stanton, Robert F. Mori, Christopher H. Frank
  • Patent number: D578538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher H. Frank, June Lee
  • Patent number: D980804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Rui Jia, Robert Morris Wilcox, Richard Neville Hibbs, Christopher H. Frank