Patents by Inventor Joseph D. Griffin

Joseph D. Griffin 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).

  • Angled card cage for improved cooling airflow in front to back airflow products
    Patent number: 9241425
    Abstract: An angled card cage for improved cooling airflow in front to back airflow products is disclosed. The angled card cage for improved cooling airflow includes a card cage having horizontally mounted circuit cards wherein the card cage is oriented at a non-orthogonal yaw angle relative to the front facing of an equipment rack. The angled card cage for improved cooling airflow provides advantages over systems known in the art by reducing pressure head losses incurred by the cooling air stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Peter J. Serjak, Joseph D. Griffin, Stefano De Cecco
  • ANGLED CARD CAGE FOR IMPROVED COOLING AIRFLOW IN FRONT TO BACK AIRFLOW PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20150382510
    Abstract: An angled card cage for improved cooling airflow in front to back airflow products is disclosed. The angled card cage for improved cooling airflow includes a card cage having horizontally mounted circuit cards wherein the card cage is oriented at a non-orthogonal yaw angle relative to the front facing of an equipment rack. The angled card cage for improved cooling airflow provides advantages over systems known in the art by reducing pressure head losses incurred by the cooling air stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Peter J. Serjak, Joseph D. Griffin, Stefano De Cecco
  • Modular heat sink assembly comprising a larger main heat sink member thermally connected to smaller additional floating heat sink members
    Patent number: 8109321
    Abstract: A modular heat sink assembly is disclosed. The heat sink assembly includes a main (larger) heat sink member having one or more voids through the member. The heat sink assembly also includes one or more additional (smaller) heat sink members that fit within the voids of the main heat sink member and are able to move (float) within the voids while thermally connected to main heat sink member. The thermal connection to the main heat sink member may be accomplished by incorporating heat pipes as a bridge between the heat sink members, so that heat spreading, and regulation thereof, occurs over the additional heat sink members and the main heat sink member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Sinan Alousi, Daniel Anav, Joseph D. Griffin, Ali Mira, Michael Mira, Henry Schrader
  • MODULAR HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A LARGER MAIN HEAT SINK MEMBER THERMALLY CONNECTED TO SMALLER ADDITIONAL FLOATING HEAT SINK MEMBERS
    Publication number: 20090223647
    Abstract: A modular heat sink assembly is disclosed. The heat sink assembly includes a main (larger) heat sink member having one or more voids through the member. The heat sink assembly also includes one or more additional (smaller) heat sink members that fit within the voids of the main heat sink member and are able to move (float) within the voids while thermally connected to main heat sink member. The thermal connection to the main heat sink member may be accomplished by incorporating heat pipes as a bridge between the heat sink members, so that heat spreading, and regulation thereof, occurs over the additional heat sink members and the main heat sink member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Sinan Alousi, Daniel Anav, Joseph D. Griffin, Ali Mira, Michael Mira, Henry Schrader