Patents by Inventor Kristin L. Weldon

Kristin L. Weldon 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).

  • Publication number: 20220196507
    Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a cover to enclose a junction between respective ends of first and second fluidic conduits. The first and second fluidic conduits transport a coolant fluid within an electronic system. The apparatus also includes a leak detection device to be located within a region that is enclosed by the cover when the junction is enclosed by the cover. The leak detection device is to detect a leak of the coolant fluid at the junction when the junction is enclosed by the cover. The first and second fluidic conduits extend outside the cover when the junction is enclosed by the cover. Another apparatus is also described. The other apparatus includes a leak detection device to detect a leak of coolant fluid from a specific component or junction in a liquid cooling system of an electronic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Prabhakar SUBRAHMANYAM, Yi XIA, Ying-Feng PANG, Victor POLYANKO, Mark BIANCO, Bijoyraj SAHU, Minh T.D. LE, Carlos ALVIZO FLORES, Javier AVALOS GARCIA, Adriana LOPEZ INIGUEZ, Luz Karine SANDOVAL GRANADOS, Michael BERKTOLD, Damion SEARLS, Jin YANG, David SHIA, Samer MELHEM, Jeffrey Ryan CONNER, Hemant DESAI, John RAATZ, Richard DISCHLER, Bergen ANDERSON, Eric W. BUDDRIUS, Kenan ARIK, Barrett M. FANEUF, Lianchang DU, Yuehong FAN, Shengzhen ZHANG, Yuyang XIA, Jun ZHANG, Yuan Li, Catharina BIBER, Kristin L. WELDON, Brendan T. PAVELEK
  • Publication number: 20210365079
    Abstract: Magnetic force adjustment mechanisms are described herein. An electronic device includes a base, a first magnet carried by the base, a lid and a second magnet carried by the lid. The first and second magnets secure the base and the lid together with a holding force. A hinge pivotally couples the lid and the base. A slider displaces at least one of the first or second magnets relative to the other of the first or second magnets to reduce the holding force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kristin L. Weldon, Michael S. Brazel, Jered H. Wikander, Lily Kolle, Weibo Chen, Aleksander Magi, Konstantin I. Kouliachev, Ralph V. Miele, Richard P. Crawford
  • Patent number: 11106250
    Abstract: Techniques for forming and adjusting a magnetic tension mechanism are described herein. A system includes a first magnetic element in a first component of a computing device. The system includes a second magnetic element in a second component of the computing device, wherein the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component are to be held in tension by a magnetic force. The system also includes an adjustment mechanism to adjust the force required to decouple the magnetic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristin L. Weldon, Michael S. Brazel, Jered H. Wikander, Lily Kolle, Weibo Chen, Aleksander Magi, Konstantin I. Kouliachev, Ralph V. Miele, Richard P. Crawford
  • Publication number: 20210216121
    Abstract: Techniques for liquid cooling interfaces with rotatable connector assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a collar contacts flanges on two components of a connector assembly, preventing them from separating. In another embodiment, a housing is positioned around a stem component. The stem component has a gap between a top part and a bottom part held apart by pillars, allowing water to flow to a tubing fitting connected to the housing. A retainer on top of the stem component holds the housing in place. In yet another embodiment, an internal retainer holds a housing component in place over a stem. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kristin L. Weldon, David Rodriguez, Jin Yang, David Shia, Jimmy Chuang, Mohanraj Prabhugoud, Mark Edmund Sprenger
  • Publication number: 20210084787
    Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes an electronic component to be plugged into an electronic system. The electronic component includes a housing. The housing includes a jam. The jam is to push through a first opening in a bottom of the housing and a second opening in a surface when the first and second openings are at least partially aligned. The surface is a mechanical component of the electronic system that the electrical component is to slide upon when being plugged into the electronic system. The jam includes tooth edges to engage with an edge of the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kristin L. WELDON, Barrett M. FANEUF
  • Patent number: 10945353
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein may include apparatuses, systems and/or processes to provide a mechanism with a folded wrapping to mate with a circuit board and a heatsink to enclose and seal a volume between the circuit board and the heatsink. The mechanism with the folded wrapping may be dimensioned to enclose and seal the volume with the volume having a size to accommodate one or more processors to be disposed within the volume, electrically coupled to the circuit board and thermally coupled to the heatsink. On enclosing and sealing the volume, the mechanism with the folded wrapping may keep coolant from reaching the one or more processors when the circuit board, the mechanism, and the heatsink are immersed in the coolant. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Barrett M. Faneuf, Annie Chen, Jessica Gulbrand, Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Kristin L. Weldon, Joseph Andrew Broderick
  • Publication number: 20200089286
    Abstract: Techniques for forming and adjusting a magnetic tension mechanism are described herein. A system includes a first magnetic element in a first component of a computing device. The system includes a second magnetic element in a second component of the computing device, wherein the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component are to be held in tension by a magnetic force. The system also includes an adjustment mechanism to adjust the force required to decouple the magnetic elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristin L. Weldon, Michael S. Brazel, Jered H. Wikander, Lily Kolle, Weibo Chen, Aleksander Magi, Konstantin I. Kouliachev, Ralph V. Miele, Richard P. Crawford
  • Patent number: 10503216
    Abstract: Techniques for forming and adjusting a magnetic tension mechanism are described herein. A system includes a first magnetic element in a first component of a computing device. The system includes a second magnetic element in a second component of the computing device, wherein the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component are to be held in tension by a magnetic force. The system also includes an adjustment mechanism to adjust the force required to decouple the magnetic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kristin L. Weldon, Michael S. Brazel, Jered H. Wikander, Lily Kolle, Weibo Chen, Aleksander Magi, Konstantin I. Kouliachev, Ralph V. Miele, Richard P. Crawford
  • Publication number: 20190090344
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein may include apparatuses, systems and/or processes to provide a mechanism with a folded wrapping to mate with a circuit board and a heatsink to enclose and seal a volume between the circuit board and the heatsink. The mechanism with the folded wrapping may be dimensioned to enclose and seal the volume with the volume having a size to accommodate one or more processors to be disposed within the volume, electrically coupled to the circuit board and thermally coupled to the heatsink. On enclosing and sealing the volume, the mechanism with the folded wrapping may keep coolant from reaching the one or more processors when the circuit board, the mechanism, and the heatsink are immersed in the coolant. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Barrett M. Faneuf, Annie Chen, Jessica Gulbrand, Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Kristin L. Weldon, Joseph Andrew Broderick
  • Publication number: 20170017273
    Abstract: Techniques for forming and adjusting a magnetic tension mechanism are described herein. A system includes a first magnetic element in a first component of a computing device. The system includes a second magnetic element in a second component of the computing device, wherein the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component are to be held in tension by a magnetic force. The system also includes an adjustment mechanism to adjust the force required to decouple the magnetic elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kristin L. Weldon, Michael S. Brazel, Jered H. Wikander, Lily Kolle, Weibo Chen, Aleksander Magi, Konstantin I. Kouliachev, Ralph V. Miele, Richard P. Crawford