Patents by Inventor James R. Thorpe

James R. Thorpe 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).

  • Double-sided logic cage
    Patent number: 5031075
    Abstract: A double-sided central electronics complex (CEC) is provided for increasing the logic card density in a logic cage or CEC. Specifically, two logic cages or sub-enclosures are integrated, sharing one backplane card so that logic elements may be plugged into the CEC from both sides. The CEC is formed by unitary sheet metal side plates, top and bottom cast or guides and a single double-sided backplane assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne J. Casanova, William D. Corfits, Roger F. Dimmick, Gary A. Thompson, James R. Thorpe, Stephen E. Wheeler
  • Apparatus for cooling electronics components
    Patent number: 5027254
    Abstract: A side-by-side double row of electronics packages plug into a common backplane. Cooling air flows in an (upside down) omega-shaped path turning into one row of packages, flowing through that row, turning through an air-moving device into a plenum chamber, then turning into the second row of packages, and out of the second row turning again to an outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Corfits, Maurice F. Holahan, Susan J. Martino, David R. Motschman, James R. Thorpe
  • Unitized central electronics complex construction
    Patent number: 4984133
    Abstract: An enclosure is provided for containing the logic elements and ancillary components for computing systems. The enclosure is a unitized central electronics enclosure (CEC) wherein the primary structural element is the enclosure for the logic elements. This enclosure or logic cage includes unitary side plates, a double-sided backplane and top and bottom cast guides. The integrated structural and enclosure functions accommodate the structural needs of a CEC, as well as containing and supporting the logic elements and ancillary equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne J. Casanova, Arthur P. Reckinger, Jr., Michael D. Seyfert, James R. Thorpe, Stephen E. Wheeler