Patents by Inventor Hendry Xiaoping Wu

Hendry Xiaoping Wu 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: 10948956
    Abstract: In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a device having time division multiplexing capability of heat dissipation is provided, including: a first component and a second component arranged in different orientations; and a heat sink arranged to guide an air flow flowing through the heat sink to the first component and the second component respectively during different time periods. Therefore, the device having time division multiplexing capability of heat dissipation of the present disclosure may reduce the number of heat sinks in the device and thus, reduce the overall size of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, David Dong, Yujie Zhou
  • Patent number: 10949729
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a stabilizing apparatus for a plug-in card, a chassis including the stabilizing apparatus and associated manufacturing method. The stabilizing apparatus comprises a fixed part adapted for attaching the stabilizing apparatus to a chassis for supporting the plug-in card and a contact part electrically coupled to a ground terminal of the chassis and movable towards the plug-in card supported on the chassis along a first positive direction perpendicular to an extended plane of the plug-in card, so as to contact the plug-in card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, David Dong, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, Yujie Zhou
  • Patent number: 10869381
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a heat sink for a plug-in storage card and a plug-in storage card including the heat sink. The heat sink comprises a first part secured to a surface of the plug-in storage card and a second part coupled to the first part and being movable relative to the first part in a first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the surface of the plug-in storage card. In this way, when the second part and the first part have a larger overlap in the first direction, the heat sink has a smaller first height and when the second part and the first part have a smaller overlap in the first direction, the heat sink has a greater second height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, David Dong, Yujie Zhou
  • Patent number: 10860514
    Abstract: Implementations of the subject matter described herein provide an input/output (I/O) card for storage device and a storage device. The I/O card and the disk drive for the storage device have the same form factor and comply with the same protocol, to enable the I/O card and the disk drive can be arranged at the same end of the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Jing Chen, Yujie Zhou, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, David Wei Dong
  • Patent number: 10729035
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a storage device and a method of controlling a rotation speed of a fan of the storage device. The storage device comprises: a housing comprising an opening; a fan arranged at an end of the housing opposed to the opening; a tray comprising a plurality of partitions arranged in rows and being operable to be drawn out of or inserted into the housing via the opening in a longitudinal direction of the housing; a plurality of tray position detectors respectively arranged on the plurality of partitions and configured to detect a relative position of the tray with respect to the housing; and a controller adapted to adjust a rotation speed of the fan according to the relative position detected by the tray position detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, Yujie Zhou, David Dong
  • Publication number: 20200178383
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a heat sink for a plug-in storage card and a plug-in storage card including the heat sink. The heat sink comprises a first part secured to a surface of the plug-in storage card and a second part coupled to the first part and being movable relative to the first part in a first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the surface of the plug-in storage card. In this way, when the second part and the first part have a larger overlap in the first direction, the heat sink has a smaller first height and when the second part and the first part have a smaller overlap in the first direction, the heat sink has a greater second height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, David Dong, Yujie Zhou
  • Patent number: 10672430
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a chassis and a heat sink for use in the chassis. Disks in rows are arranged in the chassis, and the heat sink comprises an air ingress channel extending from a first end of a housing of the chassis to a side portion of the disks away from the first end; an air egress channel extending from the first end to a second end opposite to the first end, the air egress channel being spaced apart from the air ingress channel by the disks; an intermediate channel comprised of gaps between the disks and fluidically communicating the air ingress channel with the air egress channel; and a fan disposed in the air egress channel and being operable to form a negative pressure in the air egress channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Yujie Zhou, Qingqiang Guo, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, David Dong, Michael Hao Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200154601
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a storage device and a method of controlling a rotation speed of a fan of the storage device. The storage device comprises: a housing comprising an opening; a fan arranged at an end of the housing opposed to the opening; a tray comprising a plurality of partitions arranged in rows and being operable to be drawn out of or inserted into the housing via the opening in a longitudinal direction of the housing; a plurality of tray position detectors respectively arranged on the plurality of partitions and configured to detect a relative position of the tray with respect to the housing; and a controller adapted to adjust a rotation speed of the fan according to the relative position detected by the tray position detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, Yujie Zhou, David Dong
  • Publication number: 20200133357
    Abstract: In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a device having time division multiplexing capability of heat dissipation is provided, including: a first component and a second component arranged in different orientations; and a heat sink arranged to guide an air flow flowing through the heat sink to the first component and the second component respectively during different time periods. Therefore, the device having time division multiplexing capability of heat dissipation of the present disclosure may reduce the number of heat sinks in the device and thus, reduce the overall size of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, David Dong, Yujie Zhou
  • Patent number: 10624235
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus integrated with cooling components. The apparatus comprises heat generating components and cooling components for delivering a cooling airflow to the heat generating components. The cooling components are arranged along one side of the apparatus and upstream of the heat generating components along a direction of the airflow generated by the cooling components. The cooling components are rotatable towards an outside of the apparatus to expose the heat generating components. The apparatus integrated with cooling components of the present disclosure can effectively improve the maintenance efficiency of the cooling components and other important components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, Yujie Zhou, David Dong
  • Patent number: 10602602
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a heat sink for a plug-in card and a plug-in card including the heat sink. The heat sink comprises a first part secured to a surface of the plug-in card and a second part coupled to the first part and being movable relative to the first part in a first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the surface of the plug-in card. In this way, when the second part and the first part have a larger overlap in the first direction, the heat sink has a smaller first height and when the second part and the first part have a smaller overlap in the first direction, the heat sink has a greater second height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, David Dong, Yujie Zhou
  • Patent number: 10575435
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a storage device and a method of controlling a rotation speed of a fan of the storage device. The storage device comprises: a housing comprising an opening; a fan arranged at an end of the housing opposed to the opening; a tray comprising a plurality of partitions arranged in rows and being operable to be drawn out of or inserted into the housing via the opening in a longitudinal direction of the housing; a plurality of tray position detectors respectively arranged on the plurality of partitions and configured to detect a relative position of the tray with respect to the housing; and a controller adapted to adjust a rotation speed of the fan according to the relative position detected by the tray position detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, Yujie Zhou, David Dong
  • Patent number: 10545547
    Abstract: In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a device having time division multiplexing capability of heat dissipation is provided, including: a first component and a second component arranged in different orientations; and a heat sink arranged to guide an air flow flowing through the heat sink to the first component and the second component respectively during different time periods. Therefore, the device having time division multiplexing capability of heat dissipation of the present disclosure may reduce the number of heat sinks in the device and thus, reduce the overall size of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, David Dong, Yujie Zhou
  • Patent number: 10522191
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for managing a storage device and a storage device, the storage device including a chassis and a hard disk assembly. The method comprises: receiving a signal indicating a position of the hard disk assembly relative to the chassis, the hard disk assembly being slidably coupled to the chassis, and the signal being generated by an electromechanical element disposed on the hard disk assembly; and controlling a rotating speed of a fan based at least in part on the signal, the fan being disposed in the chassis and configured to blow wind to the hard disk assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Yujie Zhou, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, David Dong, Qingqiang Guo
  • Publication number: 20190332914
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a stabilizing apparatus for a plug-in card, a chassis including the stabilizing apparatus and associated manufacturing method. The stabilizing apparatus comprises a fixed part adapted for attaching the stabilizing apparatus to a chassis for supporting the plug-in card and a contact part electrically coupled to a ground terminal of the chassis and movable towards the plug-in card supported on the chassis along a first positive direction perpendicular to an extended plane of the plug-in card, so as to contact the plug-in card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, David Dong, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, Yujie Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190335615
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus integrated with cooling components. The apparatus comprises heat generating components and cooling components for delivering a cooling airflow to the heat generating components. The cooling components are arranged along one side of the apparatus and upstream of the heat generating components along a direction of the airflow generated by the cooling components. The cooling components are rotatable towards an outside of the apparatus to expose the heat generating components. The apparatus integrated with cooling components of the present disclosure can effectively improve the maintenance efficiency of the cooling components and other important components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, Yujie Zhou, David Dong
  • Publication number: 20190335575
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a heat sink for a plug-in card and a plug-in card including the heat sink. The heat sink comprises a first part secured to a surface of the plug-in card and a second part coupled to the first part and being movable relative to the first part in a first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the surface of the plug-in card. In this way, when the second part and the first part have a larger overlap in the first direction, the heat sink has a smaller first height and when the second part and the first part have a smaller overlap in the first direction, the heat sink has a greater second height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, David Dong, Yujie Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190223321
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a storage device and a method of controlling a rotation speed of a fan of the storage device. The storage device comprises: a housing comprising an opening; a fan arranged at an end of the housing opposed to the opening; a tray comprising a plurality of partitions arranged in rows and being operable to be drawn out of or inserted into the housing via the opening in a longitudinal direction of the housing; a plurality of tray position detectors respectively arranged on the plurality of partitions and configured to detect a relative position of the tray with respect to the housing; and a controller adapted to adjust a rotation speed of the fan according to the relative position detected by the tray position detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, Yujie Zhou, David Dong
  • Publication number: 20190220072
    Abstract: In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a device having time division multiplexing capability of heat dissipation is provided, including: a first component and a second component arranged in different orientations; and a heat sink arranged to guide an air flow flowing through the heat sink to the first component and the second component respectively during different time periods. Therefore, the device having time division multiplexing capability of heat dissipation of the present disclosure may reduce the number of heat sinks in the device and thus, reduce the overall size of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, David Dong, Yujie Zhou
  • Patent number: 10289171
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a rack-mounted server. The rack-mounted server comprises a first drive bay and a second drive bay, the first drive bay and the second drive bay include a plurality of drive slots respectively, and the second drive bay is disposed outside of the first drive bay and rotatable about the first drive bay. By adding a rotatable drive bay, embodiments of the present disclosure enable the rack-mounted server to accommodate more disks than the traditional server, thereby effectively increasing capacity and density of disks in the rack-mounted server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, David Wei Dong, Hendry Xiaoping Wu, Yujie Zhou, Jing Chen