Patents by Inventor KEVIN E. LOCKLEAR

KEVIN E. LOCKLEAR 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: 11646532
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector base with a first end that may be inserted in a port, and a second end located opposite the connector base from the first end. A connector release tab extends from the connector base adjacent the first end and moves relative to the connector base. A connector securing feature on the connector release tab may engage a port to secure the connector base in that port. A connector release system includes a connector release linkage coupled to the connector release tab and extending through the connector base, and a connector release actuator adjacent the second end of the connector base and coupled to the connector release linkage. The connector release actuator may be actuated to move, via the connector release linkage, the connector release tab to disengage the connector securing feature from a port such that the connector base may be removed from that port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Neal Beard, Shree Rathinasamy, Kevin E. Locklear
  • Publication number: 20230139605
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector base with a first end that may be inserted in a port, and a second end located opposite the connector base from the first end. A connector release tab extends from the connector base adjacent the first end and moves relative to the connector base. A connector securing feature on the connector release tab may engage a port to secure the connector base in that port. A connector release system includes a connector release linkage coupled to the connector release tab and extending through the connector base, and a connector release actuator adjacent the second end of the connector base and coupled to the connector release linkage. The connector release actuator may be actuated to move, via the connector release linkage, the connector release tab to disengage the connector securing feature from a port such that the connector base may be removed from that port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Neal Beard, Shree Rathinasamy, Kevin E. Locklear
  • Patent number: 10010008
    Abstract: A sled mounted processing node apparatus includes a first processing node sled. A first printed circuit board (PCB) is coupled to the processing node sled. Electronic components, including at least one processor, are coupled to the PCB. The apparatus includes a second processing node sled having a second PCB connected to the second processing node sled and a second set of electronic components, including at least one second processor, coupled to the second PCB. The at least one processor and second processor collectively enables increased processing density within a single server chassis. Each processing node sled is configured to be slideably inserted and removed from a server chassis that accommodates concurrent insertion of multiple processing node sleds in respective sled bays of the server chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin A. Hughes, Jason G. Pearce, Jonathan F. Lewis, Kevin E. Locklear, Curtis D. Bunch
  • Publication number: 20170374768
    Abstract: A sled mounted processing node apparatus includes a first processing node sled. A first printed circuit board (PCB) is coupled to the processing node sled. Electronic components, including at least one processor, are coupled to the PCB. The apparatus includes a second processing node sled having a second PCB connected to the second processing node sled and a second set of electronic components, including at least one second processor, coupled to the second PCB. The at least one processor and second processor collectively enables increased processing density within a single server chassis. Each processing node sled is configured to be slideably inserted and removed from a server chassis that accommodates concurrent insertion of multiple processing node sleds in respective sled bays of the server chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: KEVIN A. HUGHES, JASON G. PEARCE, JONATHAN F. LEWIS, KEVIN E. LOCKLEAR, CURTIS D. BUNCH