Patents by Inventor Don B. Wait

Don B. Wait has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for transporting media cartridges
    Patent number: 7021883
    Abstract: An invention for use with transporting media cartridges between a first storage library and a second storage library. The invention comprises at least two pass through ports connecting the first and second storage libraries for use in transporting media cartridges between the first and second storage libraries. The at least two pass through ports provide redundant operation of the multiple data storage library system to ensure media cartridge transportability between the first and second storage libraries in the event that one of the at least two pass through ports should become inactive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Storage Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Plutt, Don B. Wait