Patents by Inventor James Jefferies

James Jefferies 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: 10533978
    Abstract: A component monitoring system structured to monitor circuit breaker assembly component characteristics is provided. The component monitoring system includes a record assembly, a number of vibration sensor assemblies, a comparison assembly, and an output assembly. The record assembly includes selected nominal data for a selected circuit breaker component. The vibration sensor assembly is structured to measure a number of actual component characteristics for a substantial portion of the circuit breaker assembly and to transmit actual component characteristic output data. The comparison assembly is structured to receive an electronic signal from said record assembly and said sensor assemblies, to compare each sensor assembly actual component characteristic output data to said selected nominal data and to provide an indication signal as to whether said sensor assembly output data is acceptable when compared to the selected nominal data. The output assembly includes a communication assembly and an output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: James Jeffery Benke, Koustubh Dnyandeo Ashtekar, Li Yu, Jiong Chen, Fangji Wu, He Yang, Wilbert deVries
  • Publication number: 20190385799
    Abstract: Cradle-assist assemblies attached to the breaker cradle housing and/or base or residing at least partially in the breaker cradle housing and/or base include at least one actuator configured to laterally translate the at least one right and the at least one left lock members from the extended lock position to the retracted unlocked position in response to input from a user. The at least one actuator and/or transverse member(s) can be held in a defined position so that the lock members of the cradle can be locked in the respective retracted or extended positions until the cradle assist (internal) lock is manually or automatically released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: James Jeffery Benke, Koustubh Dnyandeo Ashtekar, Hongbin Wang
  • Patent number: 10481648
    Abstract: Example techniques for securing an expansion card in a computing device are disclosed. An example method includes securing a mounting bracket within the computing device. An adjustable retention clip is installed in a preferred location at the mounting bracket. An expansion card is then installed in a space created by the adjustable retention clip and the mounting bracket, and the expansion card is secured to the adjustable retention clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: James Jeffery Schulze, Kevin D. Conn, Keith A. Sauer
  • Patent number: 10485132
    Abstract: An example rail kit includes a bracket assembly that is attachable to opposing columns of a device rack, a middle rail that is slidably engaged by the bracket assembly, and an inner rail that is connectable to an electronic device and slidably engaged by the middle rail. The rail kit may include a rail lock that is attached to the bracket assembly and that is to, when the inner rail is not engaged by the middle rail and the middle rail is located at a first position that is forward of a fully retracted position, lock the middle rail by engaging a depression in the middle rail such that the middle rail is prevented from sliding rearward. The rail lock may be released as a result of the inner rail being slid toward a retracted position while engaged by the middle rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin Peter Bold, James Jeffery Schulze
  • Patent number: 10477722
    Abstract: Examples described herein include socket covers with air impeding structures. In some examples, a processing unit socket cover comprises a base, an air impeding structure, and an engagement latch. The base may have a surface facing away from the socket and a perimeter defined by the surface. The air impeding structure may protrude from the surface and extend from a first side of the perimeter to a second side of the perimeter, diving the surface. The engagement latch may be connected to the air impeding structure to attach to the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Pinche Tsai, James Jeffery Schulze, Kapil Rao Ganta Papa Rao Bala
  • Patent number: 10431399
    Abstract: Cradle-assist assemblies attached to the breaker cradle housing and/or base or residing at least partially in the breaker cradle housing and/or base include at least one actuator configured to laterally translate the at least one right and the at least one left lock members from the extended lock position to the retracted unlocked position in response to input from a user. The at least one actuator and/or transverse member(s) can be held in a defined position so that the lock members of the cradle can be locked in the respective retracted or extended positions until the cradle assist (internal) lock is manually or automatically released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: James Jeffery Benke, Koustubh Dnyandeo Ashtekar, Hongbin Wang
  • Publication number: 20190239444
    Abstract: A grow light system for growing plants. The grow light system can have a carrier board assembly containing a plurality of apertures and a plurality of LED modules removably engaged with the carrier board in the apertures and forming a gap between LED module and the carrier board. The grow light system can be configured to draw air through the gap over the LEDs and along the heat sink fin to reduce the temperature of the LED module. A plurality of the LED modules can be connected in series and the carrier board can include a dedicated receptacle for a single LED module that is not connected in series with the remaining LED modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: James Jeffery Hanson, Ricky Joe Sullivan McIntosh
  • Publication number: 20190234001
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treating and a liquid supply system fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The liquid supply system includes a water supply system and a dispensing system. The dispensing system includes a faucet, a support structure, one or more drawers, and one or more dispenser outlets for providing treating liquid and treating chemistries. Components of the dispensing system can be activated, e.g. for pretreating laundry items, for use as a utility sink, or during an automatic cycle of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: ERIC A. GALLAGHER, JAMES JEFFERY, GUY M. KAZMIERZAK, ERIC OSLER, BRUNO T. RAMASCO, GUY STORMO
  • Publication number: 20190235598
    Abstract: An example apparatus comprises a drive carrier assembly which may include a memory device, and an energy storage device having at least a portion thereof encased in a housing. In some examples, the apparatus may include a printed circuit assembly to detect a power failure of a host computing device. The printed circuit assembly, may have a first portion coupled to the energy storage device and a second portion coupled to a backplane of the host computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: John Norton, James Jeffery Schulze, Reza M. Bacchus, Robert C. Elliott, Troy Anthony Della Fiora, Keith Sauer, Darrel G. Gaston
  • Publication number: 20190029269
    Abstract: A method of controlling a cooking oven including a contactor, a relay, and a heating element, the contact, the relay, and the heating element in a series-type configuration. The method includes during a first operation, placing the contactor in a closed position, and during the first operation, selectively providing power, via the relay, to the heating element. The method further includes during a second operation, bypassing the relay while the contactor is in the closed position, and during the second operation, providing power to the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: William S. Schjerven, Sr., James Jeffery Hanson, Ricky Joe Sullivan McIntosh
  • Publication number: 20190033929
    Abstract: A computer chassis, including a number of removable walls wherein each removable wall includes a first side rail system comprising a number of first rails to receive a first size of a blade component, and a second side rail system comprising a number of second rails to receive a second size of a blade component. A removable wall for a chassis including a first side comprising a first number of and arrangement of rails and a second side comprising a second number of and arrangement of rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
    Inventors: James Jeffery SCHULZE, Jeoff m. KRONTZ, Daniel Ross GONZALES
  • Patent number: 10177544
    Abstract: Withdrawable contactor trucks for a circuit breaker have a cradle with a motorized drive system comprising an electric motor in the cradle. The motorized drive system is configured to move the contactor truck in a controlled path between a withdrawn position and a levering-in position in a switchgear compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: James Jeffery Benke, Wang YiFeng, Ye LiPing
  • Patent number: 10149439
    Abstract: A grow light system for growing plants. The grow light system can have a carrier board assembly containing a plurality of apertures and a plurality of LED modules removably engaged with the carrier board in the apertures and forming a gap between LED module and the carrier board. The grow light system can be configured to draw air through the gap over the LEDs and along the heat sink fin to reduce the temperature of the LED module. A plurality of the LED modules can be connected in series and the carrier board can include a dedicated receptacle for a single LED module that is not connected in series with the remaining LED modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Spectra Harvest Lighting, LLC
    Inventors: James Jeffery Hanson, Ricky Joe Sullivan McIntosh
  • Patent number: 10123543
    Abstract: A control circuit for a cooking oven. The control circuit includes a contactor. The contactor has at least one contact and at least one coil. A relay (such as a solid-state relay) is in series connection with the contactor. A heating element is controlled by the relay and is in series connection with the relay and the contactor. The controller also includes a controller. The controller is configured to bypass the relay and to control power to the at least one coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
    Inventors: William S. Schjerven, Sr., James Jeffery Hanson, Ricky Joe Sullivan McIntosh
  • Publication number: 20180283807
    Abstract: Examples described herein include air impeding structures with snap-in tabs. In some examples, an air impeding structure for a processing unit socket cover includes a main body encloses an interior space, a first snap-in tab, and a second snap-in tab. The main body may include a first curved wall at a first end of the main body connected to a second curved wall at a second end of the main body. The first snap-in tab extends below the first end of the main body and is recessed in relation to the first curved wall. The second snap-in tab extends below the second end of the main body and is recessed in relation to the second curved wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel W. Tower, Pinche Tsai, Kevin F. Labbe, James Jeffery Schulze
  • Patent number: 10077784
    Abstract: A fan module is provided herein. The fan module includes a fan, a fan diverter, and a guide pin. The fan diverter is formed in the fan module. The fan diverter includes a diverter wall and a torsion spring along the diverter wall to position the diverter wall. The guide pin is connected to the diverter wall. The guide pin is formed to engage with a guide path formed along a chassis bay to position the diverter wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: James Jeffery Schulze, Troy Anthony Della Fiora
  • Publication number: 20180121308
    Abstract: In some examples, a method may be performed through light adjustment circuitry of a server that includes a panel light. The method may include identifying a server version of the server from a hardware configuration detected for the server and adjusting a light color of the panel light to account for a lighting variance characteristic of the server version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Ross Gonzales, James Jeffery Schulze, Gennadiy Rosenberg
  • Publication number: 20180091930
    Abstract: Various embodiments of vehicle access and management systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing added functionality and connected-vehicle services to vehicles. The frontend of the system may include an in-vehicle infotainment unit running a custom application which may communicate with the various electronic systems of the vehicle in order to issue commands, perform actions, and obtain data. Through the custom application, the in-vehicle infotainment unit may be able to pair with peripheral devices for added functionality or wirelessly communicate with the backend of the system, which may include remote servers, cloud-based servers, and/or mobile applications configured to carry out the connected-vehicle services and manage their associated databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventor: James Jefferies
  • Publication number: 20180084669
    Abstract: Examples described herein include socket covers with air impeding structures. In some examples, a processing unit socket cover comprises a base, an air impeding structure, and an engagement latch. The base may have a surface facing away from the socket and a perimeter defined by the surface. The air impeding structure may protrude from the surface and extend from a first side of the perimeter to a second side of the perimeter, diving the surface. The engagement latch may be connected to the air impeding structure to attach to the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Pinche Tsai, James Jeffery Schulze, Kapil Rao Ganta Papa Rao Bala
  • Publication number: 20180077815
    Abstract: An example adapter assembly may comprise an adapter cage to removably mount to a riser board of a computer system. Further, the example adapter assembly may comprise an adapter board disposed on the adapter cage, wherein the adapter cage is to receive multiple computer components, and the adapter board is to engage with the multiple computer components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: James Jeffery Schulze, Jeoff M. Krontz, James Dupuy, Richard J. Tomaszewski, James Kenneth Yates