International Business Machines Corporation

Mateusz Koziol

Paul Samaniego

Ryan Elsasser

Arthur J Higby

Enrico A Romano

Leung M Hung

Robert R Genest

Robert L Weiss

Oswald J Mantilla

Karl Owen Casserly

Charles E Mellinger

Annam K Nguyen

Michael T Peets

Richard Burton Finch

Sharon Terese Spaulding

Daniel Ruiz

Michael J Doscher

Douglas Alexander Smalley

Kyle Olson

Adam Benjamin Childers

Brianna Malcolm

Joseph Scaglione

Timothy Gordon

A tool to facilitate attachment and detachment of cable connectors. The tool includes a backstop plate for engaging a cable connector receptacle housing, an overmold plate for engaging a cable connector being insertibly connected into a cable connector receptacle, and a rotational means passing through a rotational acceptor formed as part of the overmold plate and rotatably attached to the backstop plate. The rotational means causes the overmold plate to approach the backstop plate upon application of a first spin direction of the rotational means and causing the overmold plate to recede from the backstop plate upon application of a second spin direction of the rotational means. The overmold plate approaching the backstop plate causes the engaged cable connector to be insertibly connected into the cable connector receptacle housing and the overmold plate receding from the backstop plate causes the engaged cable connector to be removed.

Rotational cable connector and disconnector tool

A pressure test apparatus is provided for performing a pressure test on a part. The method of pressure testing the includes attaching the part to the pressure test apparatus and moving down a top plate assembly of the pressure test apparatus, where the moving down of the top plate assembly engages a connection to a transducer for the pressure test and blocks a connection to an air supply to the pressure test apparatus. Furthermore, the method includes measuring a level of pressure in the part.

Pressure test apparatus including a top plate assembly and an air block

A portable dehumidifying chamber includes a frame of a structure configured to include a first zone, a second zone, and a third zone, where a plurality of exterior walls coupled to the frame of the structure isolate the first zone, the second zone, and third zone from surrounding environmental conditions. A heating device disposed in the first zone to facilitate heated air flow from the first zone to the third zone, where the heated air flow contacts an object disposed in the second zone to facilitate dehumidification of the object. A conduit connecting the third zone to the first zone, where the conduit allows for humidified air flow to bypass the second zone, where the conduit includes a moisture removing apparatus. A first vapor barrier material separates the first zone and the second zone and a second vapor barrier material separates the second zone and the third zone.

Portable dehumidifying chamber

Provided are systems, methods, and computer products for interactive cable routing and planning optimization for customized hardware configurations. An example method includes receiving a set of cable characteristics and a set of user selections, in which the set of user selections are received via a graphical user interface (GUI). Identifying possible cabling routes for a hardware configuration based, at least in part, on available plug start and termination locations. Ranking each of the possible cabling routes based, at least in part, on a prioritized list of optimization criteria and the set of cable characteristics. Generating a suggested cabling configuration for one or more applications based, at least in part, on the set of cable characteristics, the set of user selections, and the ranking. Outputting the suggested cabling configuration to the user by at least providing a three-dimensional view of the suggested cabling configuration via the GUI.

Enabling interactive cable routing and planning optimization for customized hardware configurations

A plugging calibration tool is provided. The plugging calibration tool includes a body and a slide clamp assembly. The body includes keying portions, flanges and a calibrator. The slide clamp assembly includes a slide clamp, which is movable between the keying portions and the flanges, and biasing and locking elements. The biasing and locking elements are respectively configured to bias the slide clamp toward and to lock the slide clamp in abutment with a tool head, which is fittable between the keying portions and the slide clamp, such that the tool head engages with the keying portions. A head of a screw engaged with the tool head is receivable in the calibrator and rotatable in the calibrator such that the head of the screw is drawn into abutment with a calibration surface of the calibrator while the tool head engages with the keying portions.

Plugging calibration tool

A rail clamp latch holder is provided. The rail clamp latch holder includes a grippable portion and a rail portion disposed at a forward side of the grippable portion. The rail portion includes first and second pairs of opposed latches which are configured to latch onto a rail and which are disposed at first and second longitudinal ends of the rail portion, respectively, a tab, a locking pin and an elastic member. The tab is insertable into a rail latch. The elastic member extends along a longitudinal axis of the rail portion and elastically couples the locking pin and the tab.

Rail clamp latch holder

A quick-connect coupling tool includes a first member and a second member. The second member is slidably affixed to the first member. The quick-connect coupling tool further includes a first pair of prongs and a second pair of prongs, the first pair of prongs is affixed to the first member, oriented in a first direction, and orthogonal to the first member. The second pair of prongs is affixed to the first member, oriented in the first direction, and orthogonal to the second member. The quick-connect coupling tool includes a first urging means for urging the first pair of prongs and the second pair of prongs apart and a second urging means for urging the first pair of prongs and the second pair of prongs together. The first urging means and the second urging means are affixed to the first member and the second member.

Quick-connect coupling and decoupling tool

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Poughkeepsie, NY, United States of America

Mateusz Koziol