Stephen C Seto

US Patent:

6782442, Aug 24, 2004

Filed:

Jun 15, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/882672

Inventors:

Stephen C. Seto - Milpitas CA
Gerald R. Pelissier - Round Rock TX
Maire M. Mahony - Santa Clara CA

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H05K 710

US Classification:

710302, 710301

Abstract:

A system for testing insertion and extraction of a hot-swappable card includes an automatic positioning station and a controller. The automatic positioning station inserts the hot-swappable card into a backplane and extracts the hot-swappable card from the backplane. The controller directs the operation of the automatic positioning station and determines whether the hot-swappable card is functioning when inserted into the backplane.

US Patent:

6483701, Nov 19, 2002

Filed:

May 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/870108

Inventors:

Peter Cuong Dac Ta - Hayward CA
Vernon P. Bollesen - Milpitas CA
Stephen Seto - Milpitas CA

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H05K 720

US Classification:

361695, 454184

Abstract:

A fan shroud includes a faceplate having slots. Spacer panels and a top plate extend from the faceplate. Hook-like locking features extend from the spacer panels and locking flanges extend from the top plate. To secure a fan in place, the fan shroud is mounted to a rack of a computer system using the hook-like locking features and the locking flanges. The faceplate of the fan shroud is adjacent to and secures the fan in place.