Patents by Inventor Jody A. Hickey

Jody A. Hickey 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).

  • Modular refrigeration system
    Patent number: 6035655
    Abstract: A d.c. motor together with a hot gas bypass valve is incorporated into a cooling system specifically designed for removing heat from computer systems. Unlike typical refrigeration systems, the cooling system herein runs continuously and responds to changes in thermal load. This allows the unit to operate within a wide range of ambient conditions and at various thermal load levels unlike other systems which were capable of operation only at a single, predesigned load level. The cooling system is modular and is easily added to or removed from a redundant system which includes a single evaporator with multiple refrigerant loops which provides yet another aspect of continuous operation due to the inherent redundancy thus provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Hare, Willard S. Harris, Jody A. Hickey, Roger R. Schmidt, Edward J. Seminaro, Gregory M. Chrysler, Richard C. Chu, Gary F. Goth, Robert E. Simons
  • Modular refrigeration system
    Patent number: 5970731
    Abstract: A d.c. motor together with a hot gas bypass valve is incorporated into a cooling system specifically designed for removing heat from computer systems. Unlike typical refrigeration systems, the cooling system herein runs continuously and responds to changes in thermal load. This allows the unit to operate within a wide range of ambient conditions and at various thermal load levels unlike other systems which were capable of operation only at a single, predesigned load level. The cooling system is modular and is easily added to or removed from a redundant system which includes a single evaporator with multiple refrigerant loops which provides yet another aspect of continuous operation due to the inherent redundancy thus provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Hare, Willard S. Harris, Jody A. Hickey, Roger R. Schmidt, Edward J. Seminaro, Gregory M. Chrysler, Richard C. Chu, Gary F. Goth, Robert E. Simons