Patents by Inventor Gerald Cecil Proctor

Gerald Cecil Proctor 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).

  • Patent number: 6366457
    Abstract: A bracket for installing a drive device within a computer housing includes first and second end panels extending along opposite sides of a lower panel. A pair of pins extending inward from the first side panel engages a pair of mounting holes in the drive device. The drive device is held with the mounting holes in engagement with the pins by means of a spring extending inward from the second end panel. The end of the drive device adjacent the second end panel is also held against an upper locating surface by a second biasing spring extending upward from the lower panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Fred Otto, Gerald Cecil Proctor, Chen Hsuan-Tsung, Susan Pohl Wise
  • Patent number: 6238026
    Abstract: A system for mounting components within a frame of a personal computer where access to only one side of the frame is needed to mount or remove the components with fasteners and fastening tools. The components are secured and restrained from movement in three orthogonal directions. The fasteners are mounted to the exposed side. Bracket guides and spring fingers extend from the frame to provide location and biasing forces to secure the components in their proper locations. This system requires fewer fasteners and reduces assembly time during manufacturing and/or repair. It is easier and quicker to remove and replace a defective component or one which is being upgraded in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jacklin Ann Adams, Robert Curtis Crigler, Peter Torgil Haughton, Gerald Cecil Proctor, Rodrigo Samper, Kline Whitehead