Patents by Inventor David Shannon Slaton
David Shannon Slaton 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).
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Patent number: 10667429Abstract: A system, such as a heat exchange assembly includes a support structure having a recess, a first support end, a second support end, and a support portion extending between the first and second support ends. The support structure further includes a plurality of projections protruding from a portion of a surface of the support structure, corresponding to the support portion. The support structure is a primary heat sink. The heat exchange assembly includes a vapor chamber having a casing and a wick disposed within the casing. The vapor chamber is disposed within the recess and coupled to a surface of the support structure such that the plurality of projections surrounds the vapor chamber. The casing includes a mid projected portion disposed at an evaporator portion of the vapor chamber. The first and second support ends, and the mid projected portion include a non-uniform surface configured to contact the circuit card.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Shakti Singh Chauhan, Hendrik Pieter Jacobus De Bock, Graham Charles Kirk, Stanton Earl Weaver, Jr., David Shannon Slaton, Tao Deng, Pramod Chamarthy
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Publication number: 20170374764Abstract: A system, such as a heat exchange assembly includes a support structure having a recess, a first support end, a second support end, and a support portion extending between the first and second support ends. The support structure further includes a plurality of projections protruding from a portion of a surface of the support structure, corresponding to the support portion. The support structure is a primary heat sink. The heat exchange assembly includes a vapor chamber having a casing and a wick disposed within the casing. The vapor chamber is disposed within the recess and coupled to a surface of the support structure such that the plurality of projections surrounds the vapor chamber. The casing includes a mid projected portion disposed at an evaporator portion of the vapor chamber. The first and second support ends, and the mid projected portion include a non-uniform surface configured to contact the circuit card.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: SHAKTI SINGH CHAUHAN, HENDRIK PIETER JACOBUS DE BOCK, GRAHAM CHARLES KIRK, STANTON EARL WEAVER, JR., DAVID SHANNON SLATON, TAO DENG, PRAMOD CHAMARTHY
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Publication number: 20150173243Abstract: A heat exchange assembly for dissipating heat from a hot component of a circuit card is disclosed. The heat exchange assembly includes a support structure having a first support end, a second support end, and a support portion extending between the first support end and the second support end. The support structure further includes a plurality of first projections protruding from a portion of a surface of the support structure, corresponding to the support portion. Further, the heat exchange assembly includes a vapor chamber having a casing and a wick disposed within the casing. The vapor chamber is coupled to a surface of the support structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Shakti Singh Chauhan, Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, Graham Charles Kirk, Stanton Earl Weaver, JR., David Shannon Slaton, Tao Deng, Pramod Chamarthy
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Patent number: 8120908Abstract: A thermal management system for an embedded environment is described. The thermal management system includes a pleumo-jet that has at least one wall defining a chamber, at least one piezoelectric device on the at least one wall, and a compliant material within the at least one wall and encompassing the chamber. The compliant material has at least one opening providing fluid communication between said chamber and the embedded environment. A cooling system is also described. A method for making a pleumo-jet is also described.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mehmet Arik, Charles Franklin Wolfe, Yogen Vishwas Utturkar, Charles Erklin Seeley, David Shannon Slaton, William Henry Lueckenbach
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Patent number: 7746081Abstract: A cable detection apparatus includes; a plurality of conductors which transmit signal information, a detection control circuit operably connected to a first conductor of the plurality of conductors, wherein the detection control circuit outputs an output signal as a first detection signal when a predetermined signal level is detected from the first conductor and outputs a second detection signal when the predetermined signal level is not detected from the first conductor, and a multiplexer operably connected to the detection control circuit which receives one of the first and second detection signals and selects between a digital signal input and an analog signal input based on the output signal of the detection control circuit and outputs the selected signal input to a conductor of the plurality of conductors.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: David Shannon Slaton
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Publication number: 20100067191Abstract: A thermal management system for an embedded environment is described. The thermal management system includes a pleumo-jet that has at least one wall defining a chamber, at least one piezoelectric device on the at least one wall, and a compliant material within the at least one wall and encompassing the chamber. The compliant material has at least one opening providing fluid communication between said chamber and the embedded environment. A cooling system is also described. A method for making a pleumo-jet is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2007Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Mehmet Arik, Charles Franklin Wolfe, Yogen Vishwas Utturkar, Charles Erklin Seeley, David Shannon Slaton, William Henry Lueckenbach
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Publication number: 20080137289Abstract: A thermal management system for an embedded environment is described. The thermal management system includes a pleumo-jet that has at least one wall defining a chamber, at least one piezoelectric device on the at least one wall, and a compliant material within the at least one wall and encompassing the chamber. The compliant material has at least one opening providing fluid communication between said chamber and the embedded environment. A cooling system is also described. A method for making a pleumo-jet is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Mehmet Arik, Charles Franklin Wolfe, Yogen Vishwas Utturkar, Charles Erklin Seeley, David Shannon Slaton, William Henry Lueckenbach
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Publication number: 20080136803Abstract: A cable detection apparatus includes; a plurality of conductors which transmit signal information, a detection control circuit operably connected to a first conductor of the plurality of conductors, wherein the detection control circuit outputs an output signal as a first detection signal when a predetermined signal level is detected from the first conductor and outputs a second detection signal when the predetermined signal level is not detected from the first conductor, and a multiplexer operably connected to the detection control circuit which receives one of the first and second detection signals and selects between a digital signal input and an analog signal input based on the output signal of the detection control circuit and outputs the selected signal input to a conductor of the plurality of conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: David Shannon Slaton
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Publication number: 20080123552Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic system and method including a backplane including a circuit board and a plurality of slots, a plurality of nodes operably connected to a corresponding slot of the plurality of slots, and a central control system operably connected to a hub slot of the plurality of slots. Each node slot is required to be routed only to the hub slot providing point-to-point interconnect to each node and the central control system has a point-to-point interconnect or direct link without a switch to each node.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: David Shannon Slaton
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Patent number: 7289333Abstract: A first circuit board connectable to a second circuit board is disclosed. The first circuit board includes at least one set of contacts, a detection circuit, and a voltage generator. Each set of contacts is configured to receive an electrically conductive keypin for bridging a set of the contacts. The detection circuit is in signal communication with the contacts and produces a logic signal in response to a set of the contacts being bridged. The voltage generator is responsive to the logic signal and produces a voltage signal at a connector connectable to the second circuit board. The voltage signal at the connector has a first voltage in response to the keypin being disposed at a first location, and a second different voltage in response to the keypin being disposed at a second location, wherein at least one of the pin locations results in a set of the contacts being bridged.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2004Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: William Arthur Warner, II, David Shannon Slaton