Inventor · Raleigh, NC, US

Derek I. Schmidt

20Patents
6h-index
25Co-inventors
61Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 20, 2007 → Sep 16, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8659897B2 Liquid-cooled memory system having one cooling pipe per pair of DIMMs Physics 36 Active
US8638559B2 User-serviceable liquid DIMM cooling system Electricity 35 Active
US8587943B2 Liquid-cooling memory modules with liquid flow pipes between memory module sockets Electricity 31 Active
US9351428B2 Blind docking apparatus to enable liquid cooling in compute nodes Electricity 17 Active
US7344394B1 Multiple location latch mechanism with single actuation Physics 10 Active
US7961473B1 Retention module for toolless heat sink installation Electricity 7 Active
US9668382B2 Coolant distribution unit for a multi-node chassis Electricity 6 Active
US9172165B1 Memory module connector assembly Electricity 6 Active
US7515429B1 Retractable operator control panel with universal hinge design and dual orientation features Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US7675754B2 Mechanically-assisted insertion and removal of modular device Electricity 6 Active
US9342118B2 Liquid cooling of multiple components on a circuit board Physics 4 Active
US7438571B1 Multiple location latch mechanism with single actuation Physics 3 Active
US8797764B2 Adjustable riser cage for varying length adapters Electricity 3 Active
US9310859B2 Liquid cooling of multiple components on a circuit board Physics 2 Active
US8247709B2 Method of making a replaceable knockout part in a metal panel and systems thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8592694B2 Replaceable knockout part in a metal panel and systems and methods thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7518876B1 Retractable operator control panel with universal hinge design and dual orientation features Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9583851B2 Orthogonal card edge connector Electricity 1 Active
US8336199B2 Tool for installation and removal of semiconductor device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10292320B2 Internal PCI adapter card carrier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.