IP Library Granted Patent US 11,310,938
Granted Patent B2
US 11,310,938 · App. 16/896,720 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Leak sensor drip tray

Inventors: Iou Ren Su (Keelung, TW); William Kenneth Coxe, III (Round Rock, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
H05K7/20272G01M3/3263G06F1/20H05K7/20254
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Patent No.
US 11,310,938
App. No.
16/896,720
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for a leak sensor drip tray. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a component; a cold plate disposed above the component; a leak sensor board disposed above the cold plate; and a drip tray disposed above the leak sensor, wherein the drip tray is configured to capture a fluid leak from a fitting coupled to the cold plate.

Claims (24)

1. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

a component;

a cold plate disposed above the component;

a leak sensor board disposed above the cold plate; and

a drip tray disposed above the leak sensor board, wherein the drip tray is configured to capture a fluid leak from a fitting coupled to the cold plate, wherein the leak sensor board comprises a microstrip differential trace moisture sensor, and wherein the drip tray has a concave shape and comprises:

at least one hole configured to receive the fitting;

at least one drain configured to guide the fluid leak from the fitting toward the microstrip differential trace moisture sensor; and

at least another drain configured to guide another fluid leak from another fitting toward another microstrip differential trace moisture sensor.

2. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the drip tray further comprises a lateral wall configured to guide air flow from a fan into a dual in-line memory module (DIMM) area.

3. A drip tray, comprising:

a concave surface;

a hole configured to receive a fitting coupled to a cold plate;

a drain configured to guide a fluid leak from the fitting toward a leak sensor board disposed between the cold plate and the drip tray; and

a lateral wall configured to guide air flow from a fan into a dual in-line memory module (DIMM) area of an Information Handling System (IHS).

4. The drip tray of claim 3 , wherein the leak sensor board comprises a microstrip differential trace moisture sensor.

5. The drip tray of claim 4 , wherein the drain is configured to guide the fluid leak to the microstrip differential trace moisture sensor.

6. The drip tray of claim 5 , further comprising another drain configured to guide another fluid leak from another fitting toward another microstrip differential trace moisture sensor on the leak sensor board.

7. In an Information Handling System (IHS), a method comprising:

positioning a drip tray over a leak sensor board disposed atop a cold plate configured to cool a component of the IHS, wherein the drip tray has a concave shape, and wherein the leak sensor board comprises a microstrip differential trace moisture sensor;

fastening the drip tray to the IHS; and

coupling a fitting to the cold plate through a hole in the drip tray, wherein the drip tray is configured to capture a fluid leak from the fitting, and wherein the drip tray comprises:

at least one drain configured to guide the fluid leak toward the microstrip differential trace moisture sensor; and

at least another drain configured to guide another fluid leak from another fitting toward another microstrip differential trace moisture sensor.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the drip tray further comprises a lateral wall configured to guide air flow from a fan into a dual in-line memory module (DIMM) area.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053574/0221) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060333/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053578/0183) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060332/0864 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053573/0535) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060333/0106 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 053531 FRAME 0108 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 058001/0371 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053578/0183 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053573/0535 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053574/0221 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 18, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 053531/0108 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2020
From: SU, IOU REN; COXE, WILLIAM KENNETH, III
To: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.
Reel/Frame 052882/0029 →