Patents by Inventor Gerard Francis Muenkel

Gerard Francis Muenkel 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).

  • Handling system for use with a blade in a blade server system
    Publication number: 20040264146
    Abstract: A handling system for use with a blade is disclosed. The blade is within a computer system. The handling system comprises a chassis for holding the blade and a first handle member coupled to the chassis. The handling system includes a second handle member coupled to the chassis and being oppositely disposed to the first handle member. Finally, the handling system includes a latching mechanism which holds the first and second handle member in a retracted position when engaged therewith. The latching member when activated causes the first and second handle members to spring out to a point where the first and second handle members can be used to remove the chassis from the computer system. A method and system in accordance with the present invention limits the handling system profile dimensionally by providing a spring-loaded latching mechanism for the handle members. In so doing, a blade server system is provided that has a smaller footprint than conventional server systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Brian Michael Kerrigan, Gerard Francis Muenkel, Charles William Piper, Brian Alan Trumbo
  • Electronic data processing equipment cabinet
    Patent number: D448369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward F. Furey, Robert R. Genest, Gary F. Goth, Jeffrey J. Hare, Gerard Francis Muenkel, Matthew A. Nobile
  • Cam latch assembly for a computer system
    Patent number: D496039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Michael Kerrigan, Gerard Francis Muenkel, Charles William Piper
  • Digital simulation computer housing
    Patent number: D383734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gerard Francis Muenkel, Jeffrey James Hare, Wade Harold White
  • Electronic data processing equipment cabinet
    Patent number: D388062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Michael Desiano, Mark William Jackson, Gerard Francis Muenkel, Douglas Alexander Smalley
  • Electronic data processing equipment cabinet
    Patent number: D397997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent Cozzolino, Gerard Francis Muenkel