Patents by Inventor Daniel Fairchild Farmer

Daniel Fairchild Farmer 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).

  • Apparatus and method for directing airflow in three dimensions to cool system components
    Patent number: 6459579
    Abstract: The invention provides forced-air cooling to components mounted on circuit boards oriented in a side-to-side direction in a system. Airflow may enter and exit the system through the front and back (or vice-versa), rather than the sides of the system. In one embodiment, airflow entering the front of the system is re-directed in an upward direction, then split to form airflow branches traversing in a side-to-side direction. The airflow branches traverse across the surfaces of circuit boards, then are directed in an upward direction and out the back (or front) of the system. The airflow branches preferably move substantially the same volume of air per unit of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Fairchild Farmer, Ashok Krishnamurthi, Richard Singer, Ali Mira