Patents by Inventor Dale C. Blankenship

Dale C. Blankenship 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).

  • Integrated power supply and air inlet unit
    Patent number: 7050301
    Abstract: An integrated power supply air inlet unit (124) coupled to slidably insert into a first interspace region (120) of an embedded computer chassis (100), where the first interspace region is defined by a module portion (102), a rear surface (110) and a first side surface (112), includes a power supply (128) coupled to supply power to the embedded computer chassis, and a front surface (130) that is substantially perpendicular to the first side surface. A cooling air mass (140) is drawn into the embedded computer chassis through the front surface in a direction substantially perpendicular (150) to the front surface, where upon entering the integrated power supply air inlet unit the cooling air mass is turned substantially ninety degrees to flow over the module portion in a direction substantially parallel the front surface, and where the integrated power supply air inlet unit is hot-swappable in the embedded computer chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Wong, Dale C. Blankenship, John H. Kelly, Dennis E. Liles, Naufel C. Naufel, Charles C. Hill