Patents by Inventor Edward Kliewer

Edward Kliewer 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).

  • Patent number: 8398424
    Abstract: A device includes an elongated strap, a latch structure connected to the strap and configured to receive and secure a portion of the strap within the latch structure when an end of the strap is inserted through an opening of the latch, and a clamping structure secured to the strap. The clamping structure includes a flexible ring member with two free ends that are separable from each other to define a gap between the two free ends and are further configured to be drawn toward each other such that one free end overlaps the other free end, and a locking mechanism that is operable by a user to selectively compress the ring member so as to secure a portion of at least one power cord within the ring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Samir Vasavda, Edward Kliewer, George Curtis, Kenneth R. Martin, William Oberlin
  • Patent number: 8390998
    Abstract: In order to increase the flexibility of the positioning of a stacked computer system within a data center, a removable fan unit is positioned within the computer system. The removable fan unit includes a fan housing that supports a fan electrically connected to a connector extending from a side of the fan housing. The connector of the removable fan unit may be electrically connected to a computer system-side connector in a first orientation to move air through the computer system in a first direction. The connector or another connector of the removable fan unit may be electrically connected to another or the same computer system-side connector in a second orientation to move air through the computer system in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Kliewer, Joseph Jacques
  • Publication number: 20120140406
    Abstract: In order to increase the flexibility of the positioning of a stacked computer system within a data center, a removable fan unit is positioned within the computer system. The removable fan unit includes a fan housing that supports a fan electrically connected to a connector extending from a side of the fan housing. The connector of the removable fan unit may be electrically connected to a computer system-side connector in a first orientation to move air through the computer system in a first direction. The connector or another connector of the removable fan unit may be electrically connected to another or the same computer system-side connector in a second orientation to move air through the computer system in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: EDWARD KLIEWER, JOSEPH JACQUES