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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2022
Applicant:

Enconnex Llc, Reno, NV (US);

Inventors:

Robert Faulkner, Reno, NV (US);

John Kirkpatrick, Reno, NV (US);

Anthony Dela Cruz, Reno, NV (US);

Benjamin Luke, Sparks, NV (US);

Assignee:

Enconnex LLC, Reno, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G08B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G06F 1/181 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49216 (2013.01); G08B 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A piece of electronic equipment, such as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or server, has a case adapted for mounting in a rack or cabinet. The equipment includes a presence sensor installed within the case such that it has an external field of view. A controller connected to the presence sensor. In response to a presence detection by the presence sensor, the piece of electronic equipment may take any of a number of different actions, at least some of which are geared toward making the area around the equipment more comfortable for workers and providing workers with helpful information. These actions may include, but are not limited to, changing the speeds of internal fans, powering up a display to provide status and maintenance information, and other such actions. The presence sensor may also be used to detect emergency conditions, such as fire.


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