US 11,894,936 B2
Power adapter for power supply unit
Joel Richard Goergen, Soulsbyville, CA (US); Chad M. Jones, Doylestown, OH (US); Jessica Kiefer, San Jose, CA (US); and Douglas Paul Arduini, San Ramon, CA (US)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/848,881.
Application 17/848,881 is a continuation of application No. 16/912,563, filed on Jun. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,438,183.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/981,136, filed on Feb. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0329448 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 12/10 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 12/10 (2013.01) [G06F 1/20 (2013.01); G06F 1/266 (2013.01); H04L 12/2885 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a power adapter configured for direct connection to a Power Supply Unit (PSU) installed in a network device, the power adapter comprising:
a power input port for receiving power on an Ethernet cable;
a power converter module for converting the power received at the power input port to a PSU input power;
a power output connector for connection with a PSU power input connector; and
a fan for providing air flow to a fan inlet at the PSU.