Patents by Inventor Todd P. Maille

Todd P. Maille 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).

  • Conduction-cooled apparatus and methods of forming said apparatus
    Patent number: 8477498
    Abstract: A circuit card enclosure comprises a backplane including a plurality of connectors. First and second conduction rails are thermally coupled to a heat exchanger, the first and second conduction rails each comprising an inner body at least partially encapsulated by an outer body. The inner body comprises a thermally conductive material. The outer body comprises a structural material. Card slots of the circuit card enclosure are defined between opposed card channels of the first and second conduction rails. Each card slot is constructed and arranged to register an inserted circuit card with at least one of the connectors, the card channels including a thermally conductive region constructed and arranged to thermally interface with a thermal frame of an inserted circuit card, the thermally conductive region of the card channels being thermally coupled to the inner body of the conduction rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Porreca, Todd P. Maille, Michael R. Palis
  • CONDUCTION-COOLED APPARATUS AND METHODS OF FORMING SAID APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110267776
    Abstract: A circuit card enclosure comprises a backplane including a plurality of connectors. First and second conduction rails are thermally coupled to a heat exchanger, the first and second conduction rails each comprising an inner body at least partially encapsulated by an outer body. The inner body comprises a thermally conductive material. The outer body comprises a structural material. Card slots of the circuit card enclosure are defined between opposed card channels of the first and second conduction rails. Each card slot is constructed and arranged to register an inserted circuit card with at least one of the connectors, the card channels including a thermally conductive region constructed and arranged to thermally interface with a thermal frame of an inserted circuit card, the thermally conductive region of the card channels being thermally coupled to the inner body of the conduction rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Paul J. Porreca, Todd P. Maille, Michael R. Palis