Patents by Inventor Reinhard Salmen

Reinhard Salmen 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: 10324886
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding device for securing at least one first expansion card in a rack server slot of one height unit. Incidentally, the holding device comprises a base body and a first holding tab, which is arranged on a first side of the base body. The first holding tab is configured to secure a riser card and a module to the holding device. Furthermore, the holding device comprises at least one second holding tab located on a second side of the base body opposite the first side. The at least one second holding tab is configured to secure a first expansion card to the holding device. Furthermore, the invention relates to an assembly having a holding device and a rack server slot of one height unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Gerhard Mühsam, Reinhard Salmen
  • Publication number: 20170249275
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding device for securing at least one first expansion card in a rack server slot of one height unit. Incidentally, the holding device comprises a base body and a first holding tab, which is arranged on a first side of the base body. The first holding tab is configured to secure a riser card and a module to the holding device. Furthermore, the holding device comprises at least one second holding tab located on a second side of the base body opposite the first side. The at least one second holding tab is configured to secure a first expansion card to the holding device. Furthermore, the invention relates to an assembly having a holding device and a rack server slot of one height unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Gerhard Mühsam, Reinhard Salmen
  • Publication number: 20170202112
    Abstract: A rack server that includes a housing having a front side and a rear side. A main board arranged in the housing is provided with at least one processor, on which a heat sink is arranged. Furthermore, fans are arranged in the housing upstream of the processor with respect to the insertion direction and suck cooling air into the housing via the front side and blow towards the rear side. The rack server includes a power supply in the housing downstream of the processor with respect to the insertion direction. An air guide element is arranged in the housing between the power supply and the heat sink in such a way that cooling air supplied to the heat sink is guided past the power supply to the rear side of the housing and cooling air supplied to the power supply is not preheated by the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Gerhard Mühsam, Reinhard Salmen, Albert Schaur, Sebastian Schilling
  • Publication number: 20020094283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fan module (10) that is comprised of a stationary fan element (1) and of a movable fan element (2) that has the ability to rotate. The fan module (10) has contact surfaces (5) on an outside lateral surface (4) that can be used to supply an operating voltage to an electric motor of the fan module (10). Consequently, a fan module (10) according to the invention can be quickly assembled and disassembled, allowing it to be replaced during continuing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Salmen, Thomas Baumgaertner