US Patent Issued to Dell Products on Sept. 8 for "Server rack apparatus with strut and strain gauge" (Texas, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,730,019, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Dell Products LP (Round Rock, Texas).

"Server rack apparatus with strut and strain gauge" was invented by Douglas E. Messick (Austin, Texas), Sean P. O'Donnell (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and Daniel Alvarado (Pflugerville, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods support a server rack mechanically and gather sensor data from the server rack. For instance, the system may include an apparatus having a frame that is configured to add stiffening to a server rack. On the frame may be disposed various sensors and a computing system to measure stress and strain of the server rack as well as a...