Patents by Inventor Russell W. Aldridge

Russell W. Aldridge 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).

  • Removable storage system and method
    Patent number: 8477488
    Abstract: A removable storage module including a housing that facilitates sliding of the removable storage module into and out of a slot of a modular computer device, wherein the slot includes an opening in a front panel of the modular computer device that enables the removable storage module to be installed into and removed from the slot while the modular computer device is installed in one or more slots of a computer chassis. The removable storage module also includes a latching mechanism that is selectively actuated between a locked and an unlocked position to selectively couple the removable storage module within the slot of the modular computer device during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventor: Russell W. Aldridge
  • THERMAL SOLUTION WITH SPRING-LOADED INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20130032324
    Abstract: Thermal solution systems including a heat sink and a spreader plate mounted to the heat sink via one or more springs. Thermal gap filler provides a thermal interface between the heat sink and the spreader plate. The one or more springs provide contact force between the heat spreader plate and a component to be cooled, while accommodating dimensional variation, such as manufacturing tolerance or assembly tolerance related variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Russell W. Aldridge, Richard G. Baldwin, JR., Jeremy P. O'Rarden, Nathan G. Coon, Dennis Vance Toth
  • Removable Storage System and Method
    Publication number: 20120026674
    Abstract: A removable storage module including a housing that facilitates sliding of the removable storage module into and out of a slot of a modular computer device, wherein the slot includes an opening in a front panel of the modular computer device that enables the removable storage module to be installed into and removed from the slot while the modular computer device is installed in one or more slots of a computer chassis. The removable storage module also includes a latching mechanism that is selectively actuated between a locked and an unlocked position to selectively couple the removable storage module within the slot of the modular computer device during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventor: Russell W. Aldridge