Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Mroz
Stephen P. Mroz 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).
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Publication number: 20240097365Abstract: An apparatus for guidance and retention of integrated circuit boards includes a first structure configured to receive a first integrated circuit board and guide the first integrated circuit board for coupling to a substrate. The apparatus further includes a second structure configured to be removably coupled to the first structure. The second structure includes a first spring member configured to apply a first compressive force to the first integrated circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: NATHAN LEE DUNFEE, KEVIN O'CONNELL, CHRISTOPHER M. MARROQUIN, STEPHEN P. MROZ, MARK DAVID PFEIFER, KENNETH E. LUBAHN, JUSTIN CHRISTOPHER ROGERS
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Patent number: 11419235Abstract: Vibration shock mitigation for components in a server rack includes a server rack comprising: a first server component chassis and a second server component chassis installed in adjacent locations within the server rack; and a chassis gap filler comprising: an elastic dampening sheet configured for placement between the first server component chassis and the second server component chassis, wherein the elastic dampening sheet is further configured to cover a portion of one side of the first server component chassis; and at least two attachment points configured to secure the elastic dampening sheet to the server rack.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Ryan Anderson, Jessica R. Eidem, Phillip V. Mann, Marvin M. Misgen, Stephen P. Mroz, Michael O'Connell
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Patent number: 11412639Abstract: An apparatus for cooling warm air, including a rack containing one or more ventilation slots; a reservoir connected to the rack that contains a cooling solution; and a plurality of components, located within the rack, that receive and distribute the cooling solution from the reservoir. The plurality of components consist of at least one of the following structures: one or more hollow vertical louvers, one or more hollow horizontal louvers, one or more hollow diagonal louvers, and one or more hollow cylindrical louvers. Additionally, the plurality of components may comprise a flexible material that descends from a top portion of the rack, directly below the reservoir, at the same time that an activation component causes the cooling solution to flow from the reservoir into the flexible material.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jessica R. Eidem, Stephen P. Mroz, Marvin M. Misgen, Phillip V. Mann
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Patent number: 10939571Abstract: Provided is a cable retention device configured to facet attachments and projections onto an enclosure. The device includes an inner and outer planar layer which include an inner and outer cutout respectively. The inner and outer planar layers are attached and aligned so the inner and outer cutouts overlap. The inner planar layer includes a pair of vertical slotted cutouts connected by a center cutout to form a plurality of pinch points. Each vertical slotted cutout includes an inner edge and an outer edge.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Stephen P. Mroz, Paul W. Schaefer, Sandra J. Shirk/Heath, Christopher L. Tuma
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Patent number: 10842051Abstract: A server rack door has a first dimension and a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension and includes a first group of first obstructions arranged along the first dimension. The first obstructions define a first plurality of flow channels. The server rack door further includes a second group including second obstructions arranged along the first dimension and offset from the first obstructions along the second dimension. The second dimension corresponds to a thickness of the server rack door. The second obstructions define a second plurality of flow channels, where the first obstructions and the second obstructions alternate along the first dimension.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott R. Lapree, Howard V. Mahaney, Jr., Stephen P. Mroz, Michael D. O'Connell
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Publication number: 20200296863Abstract: An apparatus for cooling warm air, including a rack containing one or more ventilation slots; a reservoir connected to the rack that contains a cooling solution; and a plurality of components, located within the rack, that receive and distribute the cooling solution from the reservoir. The plurality of components consist of at least one of the following structures: one or more hollow vertical louvers, one or more hollow horizontal louvers, one or more hollow diagonal louvers, and one or more hollow cylindrical louvers. Additionally, the plurality of components may comprise a flexible material that descends from a top portion of the rack, directly below the reservoir, at the same time that an activation component causes the cooling solution to flow from the reservoir into the flexible material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Jessica R. Eidem, Stephen P. Mroz, Marvin M. Misgen, Phillip V. Mann
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Publication number: 20200053899Abstract: Provided is a cable retention device configured to facet attachments and projections onto an enclosure. The device includes an inner and outer planar layer which include an inner and outer cutout respectively. The inner and outer planar layers are attached and aligned so the inner and outer cutouts overlap. The inner planar layer includes a pair of vertical slotted cutouts connected by a center cutout to form a plurality of pinch points. Each vertical slotted cutout includes an inner edge and an outer edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Stephen P. Mroz, Paul W. Schaefer, Sandra J. Shirk/Heath, Christopher L. Tuma
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Patent number: 10542631Abstract: Provided is a cable retention device to facet attachments and projections onto an enclosure. The device includes an inner and outer planar layer which include an inner and outer cutout respectively. The inner and outer planar layers are attached and aligned so the inner and outer cutouts overlap. The inner planar layer includes a pair of vertical slotted cutouts connected by a center cutout to form a plurality of pinch points. Each vertical slotted cutout includes an inner edge and an outer edge.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Stephen P. Mroz, Paul W. Schaefer, Sandra J. Shirk/Heath, Christopher L. Tuma
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Patent number: 10334749Abstract: A mobility apparatus. The mobility apparatus may include a continuous fixed-length rail attached horizontally to a bottom structural member of the front or the rear of a server rack. The continuous fixed-length rail exceeds a width of the server rack by an equal amount on either side of the server rack. The mobility apparatus also includes a lower rail portion attached to a lower edge of the continuous fixed-length rail; a raised rail portion attached to an extended length of each portion of the continuous fixed-length rail; and at least one wheel attached to an underside of each end of the extended length of the continuous fixed-length rail.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Cody J. Erie, Michael J. MacPherson, Stephen P. Mroz, Christopher L. Tuma
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Publication number: 20190174656Abstract: A server rack door has a first dimension and a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension and includes a first group of first obstructions arranged along the first dimension. The first obstructions define a first plurality of flow channels. The server rack door further includes a second group including second obstructions arranged along the first dimension and offset from the first obstructions along the second dimension. The second dimension corresponds to a thickness of the server rack door. The second obstructions define a second plurality of flow channels, where the first obstructions and the second obstructions alternate along the first dimension.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Scott R. LAPREE, Howard V. MAHANEY, JR., Stephen P. MROZ, Michael D. O'CONNELL
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Publication number: 20190141852Abstract: Vibration shock mitigation for components in a server rack includes a server rack comprising: a first server component chassis and a second server component chassis installed in adjacent locations within the server rack; and a chassis gap filler comprising: an elastic dampening sheet configured for placement between the first server component chassis and the second server component chassis, wherein the elastic dampening sheet is further configured to cover a portion of one side of the first server component chassis; and at least two attachment points configured to secure the elastic dampening sheet to the server rack.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: RYAN ANDERSON, JESSICA R. EIDEM, PHILLIP V. MANN, MARVIN M. MISGEN, STEPHEN P. MROZ, MICHAEL O'CONNELL
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Patent number: 10244662Abstract: A server rack door has a first dimension and a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension and includes a first group of first obstructions arranged along the first dimension. The first obstructions define a first plurality of flow channels. The server rack door further includes a second group including second obstructions arranged along the first dimension and offset from the first obstructions along the second dimension. The second dimension corresponds to a thickness of the server rack door. The second obstructions define a second plurality of flow channels, where the first obstructions and the second obstructions alternate along the first dimension.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott R. LaPree, Howard V. Mahaney, Jr., Stephen P. Mroz, Michael D. O'Connell
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Patent number: 10172255Abstract: A mobility apparatus. The mobility apparatus may include a continuous fixed-length rail attached horizontally to a bottom structural member of the front or the rear of a server rack. The continuous fixed-length rail exceeds a width of the server rack by an equal amount on either side of the server rack. The mobility apparatus also includes a lower rail portion attached to a lower edge of the continuous fixed-length rail; a raised rail portion attached to an extended length of each portion of the continuous fixed-length rail; and at least one wheel attached to an underside of each end of the extended length of the continuous fixed-length rail.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Cody J. Erie, Michael J. MacPherson, Stephen P. Mroz, Christopher L. Tuma
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Patent number: 10039202Abstract: Provided is a cable retention device to facet attachments and projections onto an enclosure. The device includes an inner and outer planar layer which include an inner and outer cutout respectively. The inner and outer planar layers are attached and aligned so the inner and outer cutouts overlap. The inner planar layer includes a pair of vertical slotted cutouts connected by a center cutout to form a plurality of pinch points. Each vertical slotted cutout includes an inner edge and an outer edge.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Stephen P. Mroz, Paul W. Schaefer, Sandra J. Shirk/Heath, Christopher L. Tuma
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Publication number: 20180213672Abstract: A mobility apparatus. The mobility apparatus may include a continuous fixed-length rail attached horizontally to a bottom structural member of the front or the rear of a server rack. The continuous fixed-length rail exceeds a width of the server rack by an equal amount on either side of the server rack. The mobility apparatus also includes a lower rail portion attached to a lower edge of the continuous fixed-length rail; a raised rail portion attached to an extended length of each portion of the continuous fixed-length rail; and at least one wheel attached to an underside of each end of the extended length of the continuous fixed-length rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2017Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Cody J. Erie, Michael J. MacPherson, Stephen P. Mroz, Christopher L. Tuma
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Publication number: 20180213673Abstract: A mobility apparatus. The mobility apparatus may include a continuous fixed-length rail attached horizontally to a bottom structural member of the front or the rear of a server rack. The continuous fixed-length rail exceeds a width of the server rack by an equal amount on either side of the server rack. The mobility apparatus also includes a lower rail portion attached to a lower edge of the continuous fixed-length rail; a raised rail portion attached to an extended length of each portion of the continuous fixed-length rail; and at least one wheel attached to an underside of each end of the extended length of the continuous fixed-length rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Cody J. Erie, Michael J. MacPherson, Stephen P. Mroz, Christopher L. Tuma
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Publication number: 20180139861Abstract: Provided is a cable retention device to facet attachments and projections onto an enclosure. The device includes an inner and outer planar layer which include an inner and outer cutout respectively. The inner and outer planar layers are attached and aligned so the inner and outer cutouts overlap. The inner planar layer includes a pair of vertical slotted cutouts connected by a center cutout to form a plurality of pinch points. Each vertical slotted cutout includes an inner edge and an outer edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Stephen P. Mroz, Paul W. Schaefer, Sandra J. Shirk/Heath, Christopher L. Tuma
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Publication number: 20180139860Abstract: Provided is a cable retention device to facet attachments and projections onto an enclosure. The device includes an inner and outer planar layer which include an inner and outer cutout respectively. The inner and outer planar layers are attached and aligned so the inner and outer cutouts overlap. The inner planar layer includes a pair of vertical slotted cutouts connected by a center cutout to form a plurality of pinch points. Each vertical slotted cutout includes an inner edge and an outer edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Stephen P. Mroz, Paul W. Schaefer, Sandra J. Shirk/Heath, Christopher L. Tuma
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Patent number: 9918400Abstract: A server enclosure having a plurality of panels abutted to one another and constrained by a connector having a channel and at least one aperture. Each respective panel has at least one perpendicular portion being perpendicular to a face of the respective panel and adjoining a perimeter of the respective panel. Connectivity media coincident to the aperture can affix at least two panels and a connector to one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott R. LaPree, Stephen P. Mroz, Mark D. Pfeifer
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Patent number: D803223Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott R. LaPree, Stephen P. Mroz