Patents by Inventor Edward C. Gillard

Edward C. Gillard 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).

  • Publication number: 20080190590
    Abstract: A heat sink including one or more vented pipes for directing air through a plurality of enclosed chambers formed by a plurality of fins in an enclosed structure having at least a first side and a second side. An air inlet in the first side of the enclosed structure allows pressurized air to enter the plurality of enclosed chambers through the one or more vented pipes. An air outlet in the first side of the enclosed structure allows pressurized air to exit the plurality of enclosed chambers through the one or more vented pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward C. Gillard, Don A. Gilliland, Cary M. Huettner, Thomas J. McPhee
  • Patent number: 7263917
    Abstract: An open-ended spin tool comprising a first z-shaped structure, a second z-shaped structure, the second z-shaped structure being pivotably associated with the first z-shaped structure, a first gripping portion cavity, a first actuatable roller and a second actuatable roller, a rubber belt disposed parametrically around the first actuatable roller and the second actuatable roller, wherein the rubber belt is deformable to at least partially conform to a rotatable element, a motor to actuate rotation of the first actuatable roller and the second actuatable roller, at least one trigger roller, and an electric association between the at least one trigger roller and the motor, wherein depression of the at least one trigger roller triggers the motor to actuate rotation of the first actuatable roller and the second actuatable roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susan A. Benysh, Scott L. Christopherson, Edward C. Gillard, Don A. Gilliland