Patents by Inventor Terry M. Ciccaglione
Terry M. Ciccaglione 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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Patent number: 9155415Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated installation apparatus to receive an electronics rack in a data center method is provided having a mat comprising a hard material to protect a floor surface beneath the mat, wherein the mat has a key feature to couple to a key feature of an adjacent mat. The apparatus also has a guide coupled to the mat to receive a rolling member supporting the electronics rack and a weight distribution structure configured to distribute a weight from feet that support the electronics rack to the mat. The weight distribution structure includes a first pair of elongated members arranged to form an X-shaped structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Terry M. Ciccaglione, Charles C. Gange, Sharon T. Spaulding
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Patent number: 8950719Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated installation apparatus to receive an electronics rack in a data center method is provided having a mat comprising a hard material to protect a floor surface beneath the mat, wherein the mat has a key feature to couple to a key feature of an adjacent mat. The apparatus also has a guide coupled to the mat to receive a rolling member supporting the electronics rack and a weight distribution structure configured to distribute a weight from feet that support the electronics rack to the mat.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Terry M. Ciccaglione, Charles C. Gange, Sharon T. Spaulding
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Publication number: 20140087121Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated installation apparatus to receive an electronics rack in a data center method is provided having a mat comprising a hard material to protect a floor surface beneath the mat, wherein the mat has a key feature to couple to a key feature of an adjacent mat. The apparatus also has a guide coupled to the mat to receive a rolling member supporting the electronics rack and a weight distribution structure configured to distribute a weight from feet that support the electronics rack to the mat. The weight distribution structure includes a first pair of elongated members arranged to form an X-shaped structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Terry M. Ciccaglione, Charles C. Gange, Sharon T. Spaulding
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Patent number: 8528168Abstract: A liquid cooled wheel system includes a wheel, an axle bolt arranged in mechanical and supportive communication with the wheel, the axle bolt defining an internal chamber configured to hold and transmit a working fluid, a pump arranged in fluid communication with the axle bolt through the working fluid and arranged in mechanical communication with the wheel such that rotational movement of the wheel is translated into internal pumping movement of the pump, and a heat exchanger in fluid communication with both of the axle bolt and the pump and configured to exchange heat from the working fluid to an external environment.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Terry M. Ciccaglione, Charles C. Gange
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Publication number: 20130186842Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated installation apparatus to receive an electronics rack in a data center method is provided having a mat comprising a hard material to protect a floor surface beneath the mat, wherein the mat has a key feature to couple to a key feature of an adjacent mat. The apparatus also has a guide coupled to the mat to receive a rolling member supporting the electronics rack and a weight distribution structure configured to distribute a weight from feet that support the electronics rack to the mat.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Terry M. Ciccaglione, Charles C. Gange, Sharon T. Spaulding
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Patent number: 8465248Abstract: An apparatus and method to lift a carrier housing an object onto a secondary unit. The carrier is connected to the secondary unit, configured to rotate about an axis. A tether is provided with at least two branches on one end, and a single branch on a second end. The two branches are secured to the carrier in a spaced relationship, such that a pull of the single branch rotates the carrier about the axis and places the carrier on the base unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2009Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Terry M. Ciccaglione, Charles C. Gange, R. Kevin Qualters, Terese Sharon Spaulding, Todd D. Voltz
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Publication number: 20120319455Abstract: A liquid cooled wheel system includes a wheel, an axle bolt arranged in mechanical and supportive communication with the wheel, the axle bolt defining an internal chamber configured to hold and transmit a working fluid, a pump arranged in fluid communication with the axle bolt through the working fluid and arranged in mechanical communication with the wheel such that rotational movement of the wheel is translated into internal pumping movement of the pump, and a heat exchanger in fluid communication with both of the axle bolt and the pump and configured to exchange heat from the working fluid to an external environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Terry M. Ciccaglione, Charles C. Gange
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Patent number: 8035497Abstract: An apparatus and a computer implemented method for monitoring and recording the orientation data for an object. The orientation apparatus comprises an outer casing. Inside the outer casing is an orientation device that comprises six chambers, with a ball sensor in each chamber, and a ball. The orientation apparatus also comprises a data recorder for recording an event history of the orientation device, and a communicator for conveying the event history.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Terry M. Ciccaglione, Mark E. Maresh, Robert T. Sanders
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Publication number: 20110077901Abstract: An apparatus and a computer implemented method for monitoring and recording the orientation data for an object. The orientation apparatus comprises an outer casing. Inside the outer casing is an orientation device that comprises six chambers, with a ball sensor in each chamber, and a ball. The orientation apparatus also comprises a data recorder for recording an event history of the orientation device, and a communicator for conveying the event history.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Terry M. Ciccaglione, Mark E. Maresh, Robert T. Sanders
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Publication number: 20100310345Abstract: An apparatus and method to lift a carrier housing an object onto a secondary unit. The carrier is connected to the secondary unit, configured to rotate about an axis. A tether is provided with at least two branches on one end, and a single branch on a second end. The two branches are secured to the carrier in a spaced relationship, such that a pull of the single branch rotates the carrier about the axis and places the carrier on the base unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2009Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Terry M. Ciccaglione, Charles C. Gange, Kevin R. Qualters, Sharon T. Spaulding, Todd D. Voltz
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Patent number: 7646605Abstract: An electronic module packaging system and an electronic module packaging apparatus are disclosed. The electronic module packaging system includes an exterior packing box, an electronic module packaging apparatus, and antistatic packing foam holding the electronic module packaging apparatus within the exterior packing box. The electronic module packaging apparatus includes a top component made of an antistatic material, and a bottom component made of a conductive material. The bottom component includes multiple support members to hold an electronic module in a stable position. The top component and the bottom component may be coupled with multiple securing clips.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Terry M. Ciccaglione
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Publication number: 20090059529Abstract: An electronic module packaging system and an electronic module packaging apparatus are disclosed. The electronic module packaging system includes an exterior packing box, an electronic module packaging apparatus, and antistatic packing foam holding the electronic module packaging apparatus within the exterior packing box. The electronic module packaging apparatus includes a top component made of an antistatic material, and a bottom component made of a conductive material. The bottom component includes multiple support members to hold an electronic module in a stable position. The top component and the bottom component may be coupled with multiple securing clips.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Terry M. Ciccaglione
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Publication number: 20080277391Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile robotic, packaging create and a method of moving a cargo item using that packaging crate. The mobile packaging crate comprises a crate body for holding a given item, a self-propelled driving assembly secured to the crate body for moving the crate body, and an operating module connected to the driving assembly for operating the driving assembly to move the crate body. This operating module may include a processor unit to control operation of the driving assembly in a pre-defined manner. For instance, the processor unit may be programmed to operate the driving assembly to move the packaging crate along a predefined path from a first location to a second location.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2007Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Terry M. Ciccaglione