Patents by Inventor Heather Burnam Volesky

Heather Burnam Volesky 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).

  • Expelling air from a computer enclosure
    Patent number: 11847002
    Abstract: In an example implementation, a computer assembly includes a computer enclosure, a motherboard with an inset edge section that forms a motherboard air gap between the motherboard and a rear wall of the enclosure when the motherboard is installed in the enclosure, a vent opening formed in the enclosure below the motherboard, and an air mover to draw air from above the motherboard, through the air gap, and below the motherboard, and to expel the air drawn below the motherboard from the enclosure through the vent opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew Wiltzius, Robert Crane, Heather Burnam Volesky, Julie Duke
  • EXPELLING AIR FROM A COMPUTER ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20220066523
    Abstract: In an example implementation, a computer assembly includes a computer enclosure, a motherboard with an inset edge section that forms a motherboard air gap between the motherboard and a rear wall of the enclosure when the motherboard is installed in the enclosure, a vent opening formed in the enclosure below the motherboard, and an air mover to draw air from above the motherboard, through the air gap, and below the motherboard, and to expel the air drawn below the motherboard from the enclosure through the vent opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew Wiltzius, Robert Crane, Heather Burnam Volesky, Julie Duke