Patents by Inventor Manfred Willnecker

Manfred Willnecker 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).

  • Arrangement for cooling electronic modular units in equipment and network cabinets
    Patent number: 7619887
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for cooling equipment and network cabinets, particularly server cabinets, in which the fans are integrated into a door. The resulting fan door, in the closed position, covers an access area of the rear of the cabinet and longitudinally adjacent to the fan door is arranged in fixed manner an air-to-fluid heat exchanger, whilst covering a residual area of the rear of the cabinet and to which is articulated the fan door. The heat loss given off to a cooling liquid, particularly cold water, in the heat exchanger is removed via a pipe system outside the cabinet installation area and rigid connecting pipes of a gas-tight material can be used for the connection of the heat exchangers of the individual cabinets to the building-side pipe system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Knuerr AG
    Inventors: Peter Koch, Rainer Bretschneider, Heiko Ebermann, Manfred Willnecker, Harald Fonfara, Thorsten Miltkau, Thomas Künkler, Lars Weiβmann
  • Arrangement For Cooling Electronic Modular Units in Equipment and Network Cabinets
    Publication number: 20080285228
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for cooling equipment and network cabinets, particularly server cabinets, in which the fans are integrated into a door. The resulting fan door, in the closed position, covers an access area of the rear of the cabinet and longitudinally adjacent to the fan door is arranged in fixed manner an air-to-fluid heat exchanger, whilst covering a residual area of the rear of the cabinet and to which is articulated the fan door. The heat loss given off to a cooling liquid, particularly cold water, in the heat exchanger is removed via a pipe system outside the cabinet installation area and rigid connecting pipes of a gas-tight material can be used for the connection of the heat exchangers of the individual cabinets to the building-side pipe system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Knuerr AG
    Inventors: Peter Koch, Rainer Bretschneider, Heiko Ebermann, Manfred Willnecker, Harald Fonfara, Thorsten Miltkau, Thomas Kunkler, Lars Weissmann