Joseph W Maxwell

US Patent:

D469866, Feb 4, 2003

Filed:

Jan 7, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/153493

Inventors:

Paul Albulet - Santa Clara CA
Joseph Maxwell - Mountain View CA
Francis Ng - San Francisco CA
Rajan Patel - Union City CA

Assignee:

Aerogen, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

2902

US Classification:

D24110

US Patent:

D471273, Mar 4, 2003

Filed:

Jan 7, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/153495

Inventors:

Paul Albulet - Santa Clara CA
Joseph Maxwell - Mountain View CA
Francis Ng - San Francisco CA
Rajan Patel - Union City CA

Assignee:

Aerogen, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

2902

US Classification:

D24110

US Patent:

6543443, Apr 8, 2003

Filed:

Jul 12, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/614306

Inventors:

Michael Klimowicz - Los Altos CA
Richard Stevens - San Jose CA
Paul Uster - Tracy CA
Joseph Maxwell - Mountain View CA
Markus Flierl - Sunnyvale CA

Assignee:

Aerogen, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

A61M 1100

US Classification:

12820023, 12820014, 12820016, 12820312, 239338

Abstract:

A nebulizing device having two or more nebulizing elements. The nebulizing device may be used to deliver two or more fluids to the patient or may be used for enhanced fluid flow of a single fluid. The nebulizing elements are preferably vibrating elements with holes therein through which the fluid is expelled when the vibrating elements are vibrated.

US Patent:

D474536, May 13, 2003

Filed:

Jan 7, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/153494

Inventors:

Paul Albulet - Santa Clara CA
Joseph Maxwell - Mountain View CA
Francis Ng - San Francisco CA
Rajan Patel - Union City CA

Assignee:

Aerogen, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

2902

US Classification:

D24110

US Patent:

D479745, Sep 16, 2003

Filed:

Jan 7, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/153496

Inventors:

Paul Albulet - Santa Clara CA
Joseph Maxwell - Mountain View CA
Francis Ng - San Francisco CA
Rajan Patel - Union City CA

Assignee:

Aerogen, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

2902

US Classification:

D24111

US Patent:

D605283, Dec 1, 2009

Filed:

Apr 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

29/307173

Inventors:

Glenn Martin White - Felton CA, US
Mark Postich - Redwood City CA, US
James B. Fink - San Mateo CA, US
Joseph M. Maxwell - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Novartis Pharma AG - Basel

International Classification:

2902

US Classification:

D24110

US Patent:

7690927, Apr 6, 2010

Filed:

Mar 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/407206

Inventors:

Brian M. Kerrigan - Cary NC, US
Justin P. Bandholz - Cary NC, US
Martin J. Crippen - Apex NC, US
Andrew S. Heinzmann - Apex NC, US
Joseph E. Maxwell - Cary NC, US
Edward J. McNulty - Raleigh NC, US
Pravin Patal - Cary NC, US
Tony C. Sass - Fuquay Varina NC, US
Phillip L. Weinstein - Apex NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H01R 12/00

US Classification:

439 74, 439 61, 439248, 439511, 361735

Abstract:

A scalability card for use with a plurality of computer blades. The computer blades are releasably securable in a parallel configuration, wherein each blade includes a circuit board and a processor operatively coupled to the circuit board. Each processor is in electronic communication with a scalability connector on a floating plate that is loosely secured to the computer blade. Furthermore, each scalability connector is preferably disposed in a common plane extending perpendicular to the plurality of parallel computer blades. The scalability card includes a plurality of electronically interconnected scalability connectors arranged for rough alignment with the scalability connectors of each computer blade. In addition, the scalability card preferably includes at least one alignment feature for engaging each floating plate and, therefore, providing fine alignment of the scalability connector on each floating plate to one of the scalability connectors of the scalability card.

US Patent:

7696890, Apr 13, 2010

Filed:

Aug 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/837982

Inventors:

Justin Potok Bandholz - Cary NC, US
Zachary Benson Durham - Asheboro NC, US
Clifton Ehrich Kerr - Durham NC, US
Joseph Eric Maxwell - Cary NC, US
Kevin Michael Reinberg - Durham NC, US
Kevin S. Vernon - Durham NC, US
Philip Louis Weinstein - Apex NC, US
Christopher Collier West - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G08B 21/00
G01R 27/26

US Classification:

340627, 340617, 340620, 624686

Abstract:

A system and method are used for electronically detecting the accumulation of dust within a computer system using a capacitive dust sensor. The dust detection system may be implemented on a smaller computer, such as an individual PC, or in a more expansive system, such as a rack-based server system (“rack system”) having multiple servers and other hardware devices. In one embodiment, each server in a rack system includes a capacitive sensor responsive to the accumulation of dust. The capacitive sensor may include one or more capacitive plates integral with a heatsink. As dust collects on the capacitive plates, the capacitance increases. When a capacitance setpoint is reached, indicating the dust has reached a critical level, an alert is generated. The alerts may be received by a management console for the attention of a system administrator. Each alert may contain the identity of the server generating the alert, so that the system administrator knows which server(s) are to be removed for cleaning.