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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Philip M. Walker, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Fred C. Thomas, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Bryce C. Wemple, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kirk N. Ray, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Philip M. Walker, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Fred C. Thomas, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Bryce C. Wemple, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kirk N. Ray, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A storage device protection system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising a processor, a storage device electrically coupled to the processor, and a protection system. The protection system comprises an enclosure within which the storage device is positioned, and a foam system coupled to the enclosure. The foam system selectively releases foam that substantially encases the storage device, where the foam released in the presence of a predetermined temperature or contact of the computer system with water. Other embodiments are directed to systems having a mounting system that repositions the storage device away from walls of the enclosure in the presence of a predetermined temperature or contact of the computer system with water.