Patents by Inventor Derrick D. Kirkpatrick

Derrick D. Kirkpatrick 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).

  • Computer chassis penetration vacuum head
    Patent number: 9579006
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for cleaning an interior volume of an electrical component are provided. The apparatus includes a housing with vacuum pins extending from apertures in the housing. The vacuum pins are arranged and sized to fit through ventilation holes in a chassis of the electrical component. The vacuum pins are individually retractable so that a vacuum pin that encounters a structure in the interior volume of the electrical component does not impede remaining vacuum pins from further entering the volume. A vacuum source is attachable to the housing and applies a vacuum to the interior volume through the vacuum pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Derrick D. Kirkpatrick, Joseph R. Wilding