Patents by Inventor Ian Seaton

Ian Seaton 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).

  • Ratio of open area to closed area in panels for electronic equipment enclosures
    Patent number: 7438638
    Abstract: A method of providing an electronic equipment enclosure having a plurality of panels, including identifying at least one panel through which air is intended to flow, determining the design parameters of the identified panel, and providing an electronic equipment enclosure that includes the identified panel, constructed according to the determined design parameters. Determining the design parameters of the identified panel includes first establishing a maximum ratio of open area to closed area of between 60% and 70% and then determining one or more other parameters of the design of the identified panel in view of the established maximum ratio of open area to closed area. Other parameters include the material of which the identified panel is to be constructed, its thickness, and its rigidity. Specific enclosures benefiting from the design process are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Evans Lewis, II, Ian Seaton, James I. Lawrence
  • RATIO OF OPEN AREA TO CLOSED AREA IN PANELS FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURES
    Publication number: 20070183129
    Abstract: A method of providing an electronic equipment enclosure having a plurality of panels, including identifying at least one panel through which air is intended to flow, determining the design parameters of the identified panel, and providing an electronic equipment enclosure that includes the identified panel, constructed according to the determined design parameters. Determining the design parameters of the identified panel includes first establishing a maximum ratio of open area to closed area of between 60% and 70% and then determining one or more other parameters of the design of the identified panel in view of the established maximum ratio of open area to closed area. Other parameters include the material of which the identified panel is to be constructed, its thickness, and its rigidity. Specific enclosures benefiting from the design process are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Lewis, Ian Seaton, James Lawrence