Patents by Inventor Tom J Searby
Tom J Searby 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: 11432412Abstract: A sleeve for receiving a computing device includes airflow channels. One example sleeve may include a discrete GPU to be connected to the computing device and output signals to a display device.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Robert P. Martin, Tom J. Searby, Ashton Ondra, Nathan B. Nuber, Kevin D. Kowalski, Derek Showers
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Patent number: 11395437Abstract: Examples herein relate to faceplates with filters. In some examples, an apparatus can include a faceplate, where the faceplate includes a plurality of perforations through a thickness of the faceplate, a filter attached to the faceplate, and a magnet to generate a magnetic attraction force between the faceplate and the filter such that the filter is magnetically attached to the faceplate.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: David Quijano, Tom J. Searby, Adolfo A. Gomez
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Patent number: 11331614Abstract: In an example, an air filter system includes an air filter and a thermally conductive particulate sensor (TCPS). The TCPS includes a temperature sensor to measure a first temperature of the TCPS at a first time, measure a second temperature of the TCPS at a second time, and provide the measured first temperature and the measured second temperature to a controller. The controller to determine an actual rate of temperature change based on the measured first temperature and the measured second temperature, compare the actual rate of temperature change to a target rate of temperature change, and provide a notification when a difference between the actual rate of temperature change and the target rate of temperature change is greater than an accumulation threshold indicative of a threshold amount of particulate accumulation on the TCPS.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Ning Ge, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz, Helen A. Holder, Peter A. Seiler, Raphael Gay, Tom J. Searby
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Publication number: 20220113772Abstract: In example implementations, a system board is provided. The system board includes a printed circuit board and an extended portion. The printed circuit board includes an electrical connection to a processor of a computing system. The extended portion is to redistribute power. The extended portion includes a connection to connect to a power supply unit and a plurality of power connections. The plurality of power connections are located along an edge of the extended portion to connect wiring to other components within the computing system and deliver power from the power supply unit to the other components.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Tom J. Searby, Marcus Benzel
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Patent number: 11068033Abstract: Some examples include an expansion card retention device, comprising a retaining arm and a retaining bracket. The retaining arm is rotatably attachable to a chassis and moveable between an open state and a closed state. The retaining arm is postionable along the expansion card and includes an interior face to provide multi-point support along a top edge of the expansion card. The retaining bracket is rotatably coupled to the retaining arm. The retaining bracket pivotable about a first axis at a first end of the retaining arm. The retaining bracket includes a contact surface to engage with an interconnect bracket in the closed state. The retaining arm and retaining bracket are movable together between the open state and the closed state with a single user controlled operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Omar Pena, Tom J Searby
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Publication number: 20210185837Abstract: A sleeve for receiving a computing device includes airflow channels. One example sleeve may include a discrete GPU to be connected to the computing device and output signals to a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Robert P. MARTIN, Tom J. SEARBY, Ashton ONDRA, Nathan B. NUBER, Kevin D. KOWALSKI, Derek SHOWERS
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Publication number: 20200333856Abstract: Examples herein relate to faceplates with filters. In some examples, an apparatus can include a faceplate, where the faceplate includes a plurality of perforations through a thickness of the faceplate, a filter attached to the faceplate, and a magnet to generate a magnetic attraction force between the faceplate and the filter such that the filter is magnetically attached to the faceplate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: David Quijano, Tom J. Searby, Adolfo A. Gomez
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Patent number: 10810152Abstract: A computing system for housing a number of storage devices includes a number of device cages, and a backplane coupled to each of the device cages to electrically couple a number of the storage devices to the computing system. The backplane includes a number of device combination signal and power interfaces located on a first side of the backplane to couple a number of the storage devices to the backplane. The backplane further includes a number of combination signal and power interfaces located on a second side of the backplane to couple the backplane to the computing system. The backplane further includes a number of signal connectors to couple the backplane to the computing system.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Adolfo Gomez, Tom J. Searby, Omar Guadalupe Pena, Jonathan D. Bassett
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Patent number: 10772186Abstract: A system for protecting components on a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a polycarbonate sheet. The polycarbonate sheet is formed to match a gross contour of a number of components coupled to the PCB. The system further includes a number of a fasteners to couple the polycarbonate sheet to the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Adolfo Gomez, Tom J. Searby, Andrew L. Wiltzius
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Publication number: 20200133354Abstract: Some examples include an expansion card retention device, comprising a retaining arm and a retaining bracket. The retaining arm is rotatably attachable to a chassis and moveable between an open state and a closed state. The retaining arm is postionable along the expansion card and includes an interior face to provide multi-point support along a top edge of the expansion card. The retaining bracket is rotatably coupled to the retaining arm. The retaining bracket pivotable about a first axis at a first end of the retaining arm. The retaining bracket includes a contact surface to engage with an interconnect bracket in the closed state. The retaining arm and retaining bracket are movable together between the open state and the closed state with a single user controlled operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2017Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Omar Pena, Tom J Searby
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Publication number: 20200023301Abstract: In an example, an air filter system includes an air filter and a thermally conductive particulate sensor (TCPS). The TCPS includes a temperature sensor to measure a first temperature of the TCPS at a first time, measure a second temperature of the TCPS at a second time, and provide the measured first temperature and the measured second temperature to a controller. The controller to determine an actual rate of temperature change based on the measured first temperature and the measured second temperature, compare the actual rate of temperature change to a target rate of temperature change, and provide a notification when a difference between the actual rate of temperature change and the target rate of temperature change is greater than an accumulation threshold indicative of a threshold amount of particulate accumulation on the TCPS.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Ning Ge, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz, Helen A. Holder, Peter A. Seiler, Raphael Gay, Tom J. Searby
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Publication number: 20200001306Abstract: In an example, an air filter assembly includes an air filter to remove particulates from air flowing through the air filter, sense electrodes coupled to the air filter, the sense electrodes spaced apart in a direction that is transverse to a direction of a flow of the air, a sense interconnects to couple the sense electrodes to a first power source to drive a sense electrode of the sense electrodes to a sense power, charge electrodes coupled to the air filter, where the charge electrodes are spaced apart from and adjacent to the sense electrodes, and charge interconnects to couple the charge electrodes to a second power source to drive a charge electrode of the charge electrodes to a charge power different from the sense power.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Ning Ge, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz, Helen A. Holder, Peter A. Seiler, Raphael Gay, Tom J. Searby
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Patent number: 10353442Abstract: An expansion slot interface may include a low-profile interface card to engage with an expansion slot, a linking device fixed to the interface card, and an expansion component connector to operably engage with an expansion component. The expansion component may be disposed apart from the interface card. The low-profile interface card may fit underneath a doublewide expansion component that is engaged with an adjacently disposed expansion slot, and the linking device may operably engage the interface card with the expansion component connector.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Tom J. Searby
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Publication number: 20190138482Abstract: A computing system for housing a number of storage devices includes a number of device cages, and a backplane coupled to each of the device cages to electrically couple a number of the storage devices to the computing system. The backplane includes a number of device combination signal and power interfaces located on a first side of the backplane to couple a number of the storage devices to the backplane. The backplane further includes a number of combination signal and power interfaces located on a second side of the backplane to couple the backplane to the computing system. The backplane further includes a number of signal connectors to couple the backplane to the computing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2019Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Adolfo Gomez, Tom J. Searby, Omar Guadalupe Pena, Jonathan D. Bassett
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Patent number: 10208980Abstract: An air duct is described herein. The air duct includes a duct housing having a first end and a second end and at least one vent disposed between the first end and the second end. The air duct also includes a plurality of dividers disposed between the first end and the second end and a plurality of channels. The plurality of channels are disposed between the first end and the second end and are derived from the plurality of dividers. The plurality of channels are to cool a first component and a second component of a computing device, wherein the duct housing is to encompass the first component and the second component. The duct housing is positioned with the first component located upstream of an air flow and the second component disposed downstream of the air flow.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Robert Lee Crane, Tom J. Searby, Andrew L. Wiltzius, Mark J. Wierbilis
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Publication number: 20180279462Abstract: A system for protecting components on a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a polycarbonate sheet. The polycarbonate sheet is formed to match a gross contour of a number of components coupled to the PCB. The system further includes a number of a fasteners to couple the polycarbonate sheet to the PCB.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2015Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Adolfo Gomez, Tom J. Searby, Andrew L. Wiltzius
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Patent number: D838717Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: David Quijano, Tom J. Searby, Jack Godfrey Wood, Harc Lee, Marcus Hoggarth
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Patent number: D845295Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: David Quijano, Tom J. Searby, Jack Godfrey Wood, Harc Lee, Marcus Hoggarth
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Patent number: D888051Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: David Quijano, Tom J. Searby, Jack Godfrey Wood, Harc Lee, Marcus Hoggarth
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Patent number: D968385Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: David Quijano, Tom J. Searby, Paul L. Drew