Patents by Inventor Milton P. Hilliard

Milton P. Hilliard 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).

  • Environmental control for module housing electronic equipment racks
    Patent number: 8842433
    Abstract: A system is provided in one example embodiment that includes at least one rack for electronic equipment, each rack including: at least one sensor configured to measure an environmental condition, an air conditioning system, an ingress port configured to allow air to flow into a corresponding rack from an environment surrounding the racks, and an egress port configured to allow air to flow out of a corresponding rack and into the environment surrounding the racks. The system also includes a housing that surrounds the racks and that defines the environment surrounding the racks. The air that flows out through the egress ports of the racks conditions the air in the environment surrounding the racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Koblenz, Carol Simon, Milton P. Hilliard
  • ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FOR MODULE HOUSING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT RACKS
    Publication number: 20130128455
    Abstract: A system is provided in one example embodiment that includes at least one rack for electronic equipment, each rack including: at least one sensor configured to measure an environmental condition, an air conditioning system, an ingress port configured to allow air to flow into a corresponding rack from an environment surrounding the racks, and an egress port configured to allow air to flow out of a corresponding rack and into the environment surrounding the racks. The system also includes a housing that surrounds the racks and that defines the environment surrounding the racks. The air that flows out through the egress ports of the racks conditions the air in the environment surrounding the racks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Brian D. Koblenz, Carol Simon, Milton P. Hilliard