Patents by Inventor James D. Gerken

James D. Gerken 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).

  • Publication number: 20120162920
    Abstract: Apparatuses are provided for compressing a thermal interface material between a heat generating electrical component and a cooling electrical component. Embodiments include a draw rod coupled at one end to the cooling electrical component, the draw rod passing through the heat generating electrical component; wherein the draw rod includes a pin on the end opposite the end coupled to the cooling electrical component; and a rotatable latch coupled to the heat generating electrical component, the rotatable latch including a hook at one end; wherein when the rotatable latch is in an engaged position, the hook of the rotatable latch engages the pin of the draw rod such that the thermal interface material adhered to the heat generating component is coupled to the cooling electrical component; wherein when the rotatable latch is in an unengaged position, the hook of the rotatable latch is not engaged with the pin of the draw rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James D. Gerken, CHRISTOPHER M. MARROQUIN
  • Publication number: 20120155018
    Abstract: Apparatuses are provided for compressing a thermal interface material between a heat generating electronic component and a cooling electrical component. Embodiments include a rotatable latch fastened to the heat generating electrical component, the rotatable latch including a hook; wherein when the rotatable latch is in an engaged position, the hook of the rotatable latch engages a pin extending from the cooling electrical component such that the thermal interface material adhered to the heat generating electrical component is coupled to the cooling component; when the rotatable latch is in an unengaged position, the hook of the rotatable latch is not engaged with the pin of the cooling electrical component; a load screw; wherein when the rotatable latch is in the engaged position, threading the load screw into the rotatable latch moves the rotatable latch into a locked state; and a spring leaf that is coupled to the heat generating electrical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James D. Gerken, Jeffrey L. Justin, Christopher M. Marroquin
  • Patent number: 7909902
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of a modified hexagonal perforated pattern and objects within which the pattern is formed. For example, according to one representative embodiment, an apparatus includes an object and a perforated pattern formed in the object. The perforated pattern includes a plurality of perforations through which matter is flowable. Each of the perforations includes a modified hexagonal shape including a hexagon having six rounded corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, James D. Gerken, Maurice F. Holahan, Gerard F. Muenkel, Joseph D. Rico, H. Burt Stone
  • Publication number: 20090308033
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of a modified hexagonal perforated pattern and objects within which the pattern is formed. For example, according to one representative embodiment, an apparatus includes an object and a perforated pattern formed in the object. The perforated pattern includes a plurality of perforations through which matter is flowable. Each of the perforations includes a modified hexagonal shape including a hexagon having six rounded corners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, James D. Gerken, Maurice F. Holahan, Gerard F. Muenkel, Joseph D. Rico, H. Burt Stone
  • Publication number: 20080266798
    Abstract: A liquid cooled electronic system and method includes a first component rotably connected to a second component via a coolant pathway. The coolant pathway includes at least one hinge assembly disposed and configured to convey coolant from the first component through the hinge assembly to the second component. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge portion in operable communication with the first component, a second hinge portion in operable communication with the second component; and a hinge pin disposed and configured to convey fluid therethrough and connecting the first hinge portion to the second hinge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, James D. Gerken, Laurie Gerken