Patents by Inventor James Womble

James Womble 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: 11379020
    Abstract: Devices and methods for adjusting the position of liquid cooling system infrastructure of a computing system comprising liquid-cooled memory modules to provide improved systems and techniques for servicing liquid-cooled memory modules are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a device includes a table section, a handle on a first side of the table section, and a spreader section on a second side of the table section opposite from the first side, the spreader section further comprising a profile. The profile of the spreader section comprises a first pair of a flat surfaces parallel to each other, defining a first width. The profile of the spreader section further comprises a second pair of flat surfaces parallel to each other, defining a second width perpendicular to the first width, the second width being longer than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Ptd. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jim Drake, Jeffrey Holland, Leo Webster, James Womble
  • Publication number: 20200409435
    Abstract: Devices and methods for adjusting the position of liquid cooling system infrastructure of a computing system comprising liquid-cooled memory modules to provide improved systems and techniques for servicing liquid-cooled memory modules are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a device includes a table section, a handle on a first side of the table section, and a spreader section on a second side of the table section opposite from the first side, the spreader section further comprising a profile. The profile of the spreader section comprises a first pair of a flat surfaces parallel to each other, defining a first width. The profile of the spreader section further comprises a second pair of flat surfaces parallel to each other, defining a second width perpendicular to the first width, the second width being longer than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jim Drake, Jeffrey Holland, Leo Webster, James Womble
  • Publication number: 20070247044
    Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, a rack equipment mount with a self-locating/self-adjusting rear fastener mechanism is disclosed. The equipment mount can have a first rail and a second rail securable horizontally in a rack system, wherein self-locating fasteners or receivers can be slidably connected to the rails. Rack mountable equipment to be inserted into the rack can have a mating fastener attached to the rear of its chassis and the self locating fasteners can engage with the mating fasteners as the chassis is slid into the rack. The self-locating fastener can be spring loaded in a forward position and slide along the rail to self-locate at the appropriate depth when a chassis is inserted into the rack. The self-locating fasteners allow equipment chassis of varying depths to be installed into a rack and easily secured at the rear of the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Adams, David Champion, James Drake, Todd Justus, James Womble
  • Publication number: 20070098281
    Abstract: One or more layers of constrained layer damping material is strategically placed within a data storage library having one or more sources of rotational vibration energy. Data storage devices, such as disk drives, are isolated from each other and from a drive tray by a first layer of constrained layer damping material. The drive trays are isolated from drive enclosure bays by a second layer of constrained layer damping material. A third layer of constrained layer damping material isolates each drive enclosure bay from the housing of the data storage library. The net effect is a significant reduction of the amount of rotational vibration energy arriving at each data storage device from other system components, such as a blower module. Additionally, the amount of rotational vibration energy arriving at each data storage device from other data storage devices is also reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fujie, Kenton Green, Kenji Hidaka, Gregg Lucas, Michihiro Okamoto, Kenneth Schneebeli, Tohru Sumiyoshi, James Womble