Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Kroupa

Daniel C. Kroupa 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).

  • Rack-mounted equipment cooling
    Patent number: 7140193
    Abstract: A gas distribution unit for use in a rack, that holds rack-mounted equipment that produces heat during operation, includes a housing defining a cavity, an exhaust port in a top wall of the housing, and at least one intake port configured to provide fluid communication between the cavity and a volume of gas external to the housing, the at least one intake port being at least partially laterally displaced relative to the exhaust port, the housing being configured to be disposed in and coupled to the rack and to direct gas from the cavity substantially directly upward through the exhaust port when coupled to the rack, and at least one fan coupled to and disposed within the housing and configured to draw gas through the at least one intake port, and to force the drawn-in gas out of the gas distribution unit through the exhaust port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Johnson, Robert C. Pfleging, Timothy J. Anderson, Daniel C. Kroupa
  • Rack-mounted equipment cooling
    Patent number: 6880349
    Abstract: A gas distribution unit for use in a rack, that holds rack-mounted equipment that produces heat during operation, includes a housing defining a cavity, an exhaust port in a top wall of the housing, and at least one intake port configured to provide fluid communication between the cavity and a volume of gas external to the housing, the at least one intake port being at least partially laterally displaced relative to the exhaust port, the housing being configured to be disposed in and coupled to the rack and to direct gas from the cavity substantially directly upward through the exhaust port when coupled to the rack, and at least one fan coupled to and disposed within the housing and configured to draw gas through the at least one intake port, and to force the drawn-in gas out of the gas distribution unit through the exhaust port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Johnson, Robert C. Pfleging, Timothy J. Anderson, Daniel C. Kroupa
  • Rack-mounted equipment cooling
    Publication number: 20040129005
    Abstract: A gas distribution unit for use in a rack, that holds rack-mounted equipment that produces heat during operation, includes a housing defining a cavity, an exhaust port in a top wall of the housing, and at least one intake port configured to provide fluid communication between the cavity and a volume of gas external to the housing, the at least one intake port being at least partially laterally displaced relative to the exhaust port, the housing being configured to be disposed in and coupled to the rack and to direct gas from the cavity substantially directly upward through the exhaust port when coupled to the rack, and at least one fan coupled to and disposed within the housing and configured to draw gas through the at least one intake port, and to force the drawn-in gas out of the gas distribution unit through the exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Richard J. Johnson, Robert C. Pfleging, Timothy J. Anderson, Daniel C. Kroupa
  • Rack-mounted equipment cooling
    Patent number: 6668565
    Abstract: A gas distribution unit for use in a rack, that holds rack-mounted equipment that produces heat during operation, includes a housing defining a cavity, an exhaust port in a top wall of the housing, and at least one intake port configured to provide fluid communication between the cavity and a volume of gas external to the housing, the at least one intake port being at least partially laterally displaced relative to the exhaust port, the housing being configured to be disposed in and coupled to the rack and to direct gas from the cavity substantially directly upward through the exhaust port when coupled to the rack, and at least one fan coupled to and disposed within the housing and configured to draw gas through the at least one intake port, and to force the drawn-in gas out of the gas distribution unit through the exhaust port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: American Power Conversion
    Inventors: Richard J. Johnson, Robert C. Pfleging, Timothy J. Anderson, Daniel C. Kroupa