Patents by Inventor Gordon A. Frye

Gordon A. Frye 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).

  • 3U “T” shaped chassis design with rail features
    Patent number: 9854690
    Abstract: A rack unit for providing a server to be mounted within a storage rack is provided. The rack unit includes a set of low-profile drawer slides configured for mounting the rack unit within the storage rack, the set of low-profile drawer slides configured for mounting upon rails; wherein, the chassis includes at least one wide section for housing computer components. A server and a storage rack are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Gordon A. Frye, Ralph C. Frangioso, Jr., Robert P. Wierzbicki, John Blondin, Keith C. Johnson
  • System and method for controlling fan speed
    Patent number: 9506821
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for determining an internal temperature of a computing device, a power consumption factor for the computing device, and an airflow factor for the computing device. An approximated ambient air temperature is generated based upon the internal temperature, power consumption factor, and the airflow factor. A workload factor is determined for the computing device and a fan speed for the computing device is controlled based at least in part upon the approximated ambient air temperature and the workload factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael N. Robillard, Robert M. Beauchamp, Bassem Bishay, David Boudreau, John K. Bowman, John V. Burroughs, Steven R. Cieluch, James W. Espy, Gordon A. Frye, Joseph P. King, Samuel Zeman