Patents by Inventor Thomas Charles Currie

Thomas Charles Currie 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).

  • High density switching platform with interbay connections arrangement
    Patent number: 8154867
    Abstract: A high density switching platform arranges multiple circuit cards interconnected by a single backplane. A single backplane has three sets of circuit cards on one side. A shared ventilation chamber on the other side of the backplane draws ambient air through each of the three sets of circuit cards independently. The air flow also allows cooling of power modules that supply power to the circuit cards. The platform allows interconnection of its circuit cards with circuit cards in adjacent platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Simon John Edward Shearman, Anthony John Mayenburg, Thomas Charles Currie
  • HIGH DENSITY SWITCHING PLATFORM WITH INTERBAY CONNECTIONS ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20110222241
    Abstract: A high density switching platform arranges multiple circuit cards interconnected by a single backplane. A single backplane has three sets of circuit cards on one side. A shared ventilation chamber on the other side of the backplane draws ambient air through each of the three sets of circuit cards independently. The air flow also allows cooling of power modules that supply power to the circuit cards. The platform allows interconnection of its circuit cards with circuit cards in adjacent platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Simon John Edward SHEARMAN, Anthony John MAYENBURG, Thomas Charles CURRIE