Patents by Inventor Kelly Kennedy Smith

Kelly Kennedy Smith 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).

  • Latch assembly
    Patent number: 7134802
    Abstract: A latch assembly to connect a component to a rack. The assembly comprises a latch spring and a lever that are connected to a component. The latch spring is moveable between an engaged and a disengaged position. In the engaged position the latch spring is engaged with a catch that is connected to a rack. In the disengaged position the latch spring is disengaged from the catch. The lever is rotatable about an axis of rotation between a latched position and an unlatched position. The rotation of the lever from the latched position to the unlatched position moves the latch spring from the engaged position to the disengaged position in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP.
    Inventors: Alan B. Doerr, Minh H. Nguyen, Kelly Kennedy Smith