US Patent 7788421 Detectable null memory for airflow baffling

Patent 7788421 was granted and assigned to Google on August, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Google

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7788421

Date of Patent

August 31, 2010

Patent Application Number

12019189

Date Filed

January 24, 2008

Patent Primary Examiner

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Henry W. H. Tsai

Patent abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for directing airflow through a computing device. This system comprises an airflow baffle, which includes a set of signal pins and a circuit. The airflow baffle is configured to direct airflow through the computing device, and the set of signal pins are configured to interface the airflow baffle with the computing device. Moreover, the circuit in the airflow baffle is coupled to the set of signal pins, and is configured to use the signal pins to notify the computing device that the airflow baffle is installed in the computing device.