Patents by Inventor James R. Bullington

James R. Bullington 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: 7031149
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for securing a component to a computer chassis comprises a cage couplable to the computer chassis and operable to hold the component and a clamp couplable to the cage and operable to secure the component to the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ronald P. Dean, James R. Bullington, Tung-Yuo Liao
  • Patent number: 6970363
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to an expansion card support mechanism. In certain embodiments, a tool-free, chassis mountable arm comprising a support end and a card-configurable mount to orient the support end over an expansion card within a chassis, wherein the chassis mountable arm is adapted to bias the expansion card. In other embodiments, a system has a card support mechanism configurable for at least one electronics card. The card support mechanism has a chassis with at least one tool-free mounting mechanism, and an arm rotatably coupled to the chassis, wherein the arm comprises a card retention end springably engageable against a peripheral portion of the at least one electronics card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Bassett, Kristina L. Mann, James R. Bullington
  • Patent number: 6826048
    Abstract: A system and method for securing a fan within an electrical device. The system comprising a housing adapted to capture the fan therein. The housing may comprise a first catch adapted to capture a fan having an having a first thickness within the housing. The system may comprise a second catch adapted to capture a fan having a second thickness within the housing. The method comprises disposing a fan within a fan housing operable to capture fans of different thickness therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ronald P. Dean, Owen T. Richard, William J. Armiger, James R. Bullington
  • Patent number: 5822188
    Abstract: A system for cooling a circuit board within a chassis having an interior and an interior wall includes a member that extends between the interior wall and a face of the circuit board. To that end, the system further includes an inlet formed in the chassis for receiving air to cool the circuit board, an outlet formed in the chassis for ejecting air from the interior of the chassis, and the member. The member may physically contact the face of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Intergraph Corporation
    Inventor: James R. Bullington