International Business Machines Corporation

Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Other

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.v.

Eric Alan Eckberg

Scott Alan Shurson

Matthew Allen Butterbaugh

Roger R Schmidt

Howard V Mahaney, Jr

Camillo Sassano

Kevin Lavern Schultz

James Dorance Gerken

Stephen Peter Mroz

William M Megarity, Jr

Gerald Daniel Malagrino, Jr

Brian Lee Rappel

Madhusudan K Iyengar

Paul W Schaefer

Tejas Shah

Jessica R Eidem

David P Graybill

Michael Scott Good

Kenneth Robert Schneebeli

Christopher Lee Tuma

Raymond Floyd Babcock

Arvind Kumar Sinha

Govindarajan Natarajan

Emmanuel Delamarche

John Lee Colbert

James N Humenik

Roger Duane Hamilton

Timothy M Wiwel

Mark David Pfeifer

Kathleen A McGroddy-Goetz

Scott Partington

Marco Giovanni Trivella

Christopher F Perrera

Eric Vance Kline

Mark Kenneth Hoffmeyer

Sandra J Shirk/Heath

Paul N Krystek

Maurice Francis Holahan

Amanda Elisa Ennis Mikhail

David R Motschman

Michael Robert Rasmussen

Angel E Delgado

Stephen M Zins

Joseph Daniel Rico

Rebeccah J Vossberg

Daniel A Wright

John Charles Elliott

Vinod Kamath

Edward Joseph Seminaro

Gerhard Ingmar Meijer

Kirk Barrows Price

Howard Victor Mahaney, Jr

Karl Klaus Dittus

Michael Sven Miller

Dale Huber Anderson

Michael A Boraas

Will A Wright

Michael John MacPherson

Dale E Goodman

Philip Michael Corcoran

Cody J Erie

Markus Navarro

Aaron Roger Cox

Tamas Visegrady

Brian Michael Kerrigan

Albert John Wallash

Gary Franklin Goth

Vincenzo V Di Luoffo

William James Anderl

Michael Raymond Miller

Mark Edward Steinke

John Saunders Corbin, Jr

Martin Joseph Crippen

Robert William Stegner

Brad Vaughn Johnson

Amilcar R Arvelo

George Willard Van Leeuwen

Cary Huettner

Jason R Eagle

Derek Ian Schmidt

Steven Alf Hanssen

James Scott Womble

Ray Clement Laning

David George Lund

Paula Besterman

Richard Edward Lagergren

Lee Dale Cleveland

Katie L Pizzolato

Brandon R Christenson

Gerard Frances Muenkel

John Joseph Struble, Jr

Robert Mark Lindsay

Alan Claassen

Matthew Carl Zehrer

Terry Leo Sobotta

John Theodore Gullicksrud

Brian Edwin Schultz

Dennis John Hansen

Bruce P Kruger

Gregory Scott Vande Corput

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.

Cable management for enclosures

Apparatuses, methods, and systems directed to a circuit board assembly configured for parallel plugged card removal are disclosed. A circuit board assembly includes a main circuit board configured to dock an expansion card in a parallel arrangement, at least two circuit board connectors disposed on a surface of the main circuit board and operable to receive respective plug connectors of the expansion card, and a pivoting assembly comprising a plurality of lever arms, the pivoting assembly being coupled to main circuit board such that a first circuit board connector is disposed between a first pair of lever arms and a second circuit board connector is disposed between a second pair of lever arms, wherein a force applied to the pivoting assembly in direction approaching the main circuit board is translated to a force applied by each lever arm in direction away from the main circuit board.

Parallel plugged circuit card removal

A server rack according to one embodiment includes a sidewall defining an interior, an aperture in the sidewall, and a retractable terminal horizontally positionable between a retracted position and an extended position. The retractable terminal is positioned in the interior when in the retracted position. The retractable terminal is configured to extend through the aperture of the sidewall. The retractable terminal includes a base frame and a pivoting frame pivotally coupled to the base frame. The pivoting frame is configured to receive at least a display. The pivoting frame is positionable between an undeployed position and a deployed position relative to the base frame when the retractable terminal is in the extended position. The pivoting frame is about parallel to the base frame when in the undeployed position. The pivoting frame is oriented at least 30 degrees from the base frame when in the deployed position.

Rack having a stowable retractable terminal for varying the positioning of input devices relative to the rest of the rack and/or a user

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.

In one general embodiment, a server rack is provided. The server rack includes a sidewall having at least one fixed rail, and an aperture in the sidewall. Further, the server rack includes a retractable terminal configured to extend through the aperture of the sidewall on sliding rails configured to slide along the at least one fixed rail in a direction parallel to the sidewall. In another general embodiment, a server rack is provided. The server rack includes a sidewall and an aperture in the sidewall. The server rack also includes a first fixed rail within the sidewall, a second fixed rail within the sidewall, a retractable terminal configured to extend through the aperture of the sidewall on sliding rails configured to slide along the first and second fixed rails, and an immovable cable bracket mounted on one of the fixed rails for holding a cable extending from the retractable terminal.

Zero-U rack keyboard and monitor

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.

Enhanced rack/cabinet mobility and stability for a server rack

Embodiments of the present disclosure include a device for managing cables within a rack. The device may include a first planar surface and a second planar surface connected by a bend line, wherein the first and second planar surfaces form a cable bracket body. The cable bracket body may include a plurality of cable tie-down points. Further, the cable management device may include an attachment clamp which corresponds to respective mount points located on vertically aligned horizontal rails of a rack. The attachment clamp may be configured to securely attach the cable management bracket onto the mount points of vertically aligned horizontal rails.

Cable management bracket

Latch assembly including a latch arm, having first and second length edges and first and second width edges. The latch arm includes a latch pawl, a pivot connector, and a stabilizing member, positioned in a plane. The latch pawl connected to the first width edge and providing spring force resisting deflection non-parallel to the plane. The pivot connector and stabilizing member formed within an area of the latch arm. The stabilizing member extending distally relative to the second width edge to the pivot connector, and providing spring force resisting deflection parallel to the plane. The component and latch assembly including a component having first and second faces being adjacent and perpendicular. The latch arm rotatably mounted on the second face between latched and unlatched positions. Assembly including an embossment positioned to deflect the latch pawl during latching so the latch arm sits raised upon the embossment in the latched position.

Component and low profile flexible latch assembly

A hardware retention mechanism comprising a frame including a first guide shoulder and a pivot point; an actuator arm including a first guide post; and a first shape memory alloy wire strung between the first guide shoulder and the first guide post that rotates the actuator arm between a locked position and an unlocked position. The actuator arm is rotatable around the pivot point between a locked position and an unlocked position. In some embodiments, the frame may further comprise a second guide shoulder, the actuator arm may further comprise a second guide post, and a second shape memory alloy wire may be strung between the second guide shoulder and the second guide post that rotates the actuator arm between an unlocked position and a locked position.

Shape memory alloy locking mechanism

A modular sleeve valve apparatus can include a valve body including a first port and a second port on a first and second sidewall of the valve body. The apparatus can include a first and second valve core sleeved within the valve body. The first valve core can be a cylinder including a first aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a second aperture in a top base-wall. The second valve core can be a cylinder including a third aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a fourth aperture in a bottom base-wall. The first and second valve cores can be removable from the valve body and radially rotatable within the valve body. The second valve core can be positioned stacked upon the first valve core to align the second aperture and the fourth aperture.

Configurable modular sleeve valve

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Rochester, MN, United States of America

Eric Alan Eckberg