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Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Patrick A. Coico, Fishkill, NY (US);

David P. Graybill, Staatsburg, NY (US);

Allan R. Hoeft, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Woodstock, NY (US);

Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Gerard V. Weber, Jr., Saugerties, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F17D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20836 (2013.01); F17D 3/00 (2013.01); H05K 7/20 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0324 (2015.04); Y10T 137/6851 (2015.04);
Abstract

An air flow control assembly, system, and method for controlling air flow to a server rack. An example air flow control assembly includes a retractable barrier configured to block the air flow, at least partially, from passing through a perforated floor tile to the server rack. The air flow control assembly also includes a barrier mount configured to secure the retractable barrier proximate the perforated floor tile.


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