Patents by Inventor Edward Gillard

Edward 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: 20070047168
    Abstract: A portable ionizer is arranged for generating ionized air in an area of a user's fingers. The portable ionizer includes a battery-powered oscillator coupled via a high voltage conversion circuit to a positive electrode and a negative electrode for generating positive and negative ions. A fan positioned near the positive and negative electrodes is arranged providing a positive and negative ion flow path to the area of the user's fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susan Ann Benysh, Edward Gillard, Don Gilliland, Dennis Maloney
  • Publication number: 20060103080
    Abstract: The transferrable EMI gasket assembly utilizes a carrier with a pair of arms, each attached to a back panel by a hinged connection and extending in the same direction to overlie one another. The conductive, deformable gasket material is attached to the carrier and positioned adjacent the back panel. The assembly is collapsed for installation with the back panel overlying one of the arms hinged thereto to present a reduced height. The assembly is placed in the operative position by moving one arm relative to the other to pivot the carrier back panel to a near right angle position with respect to the carrier arms. In the operative position, the gasket material is compressed and deformed against the confronting surfaces to effect the EMI seal while the biasing force of the compressed gasket material, in the preferred embodiment, secures the carrier arms together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Gillard, Don Gilliland
  • Publication number: 20050254946
    Abstract: A fan and a fan blade are provided for allowing airflow through the fan blade in a fan failure condition. The fan blade includes a peripheral member defining an opening. A flexible cover member is attached to the peripheral member for covering the fan blade opening during normal operation of the fan. The flexible cover member is hingeably attached to the peripheral member for movement away from the peripheral member enabling airflow through the fan blade opening in a fan failure condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Christopherson, Edward Gillard, Don Gilliland