Patents by Inventor Jeremy Thomas Evans

Jeremy Thomas Evans 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).

  • Method for cooling automated storage library media using thermoelectric cooler
    Patent number: 6854275
    Abstract: An automated storage library including: an enclosure having a cartridge storage area in an interior of the enclosure; a plurality of media cartridges disposed in the cartridge storage area; and a cooling unit operatively connected to the enclosure for cooling at least the cartridge storage area of the enclosure. Preferably, the enclosure has an exterior wall and the cooling unit is at least partially disposed in the exterior wall. More preferably, the cooling unit is a thermoelectric cooler having a hot side disposed on an exterior of the enclosure and a cold side disposed in the interior of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Jeremy Thomas Evans
  • METHOD FOR COOLING AUTOMATED STORAGE LIBRARY MEDIA USING THERMOELECTRIC COOLER
    Publication number: 20040025515
    Abstract: An automated storage library including: an enclosure having a cartridge storage area in an interior of the enclosure; a plurality of media cartridges disposed in the cartridge storage area; and a cooling unit operatively connected to the enclosure for cooling at least the cartridge storage area of the enclosure. Preferably, the enclosure has an exterior wall and the cooling unit is at least partially disposed in the exterior wall. More preferably, the cooling unit is a thermoelectric cooler having a hot side disposed on an exterior of the enclosure and a cold side disposed in the interior of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jeremy Thomas Evans