Patents by Inventor Mark D. Feldmeyer

Mark D. Feldmeyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20040119384
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bezel assembly comprising a bezel having a first and second receiving members opositely disposed about a first side of the bezel. Each receiving member has a receptacle. The bezel assembly also comprises a mounting member. The mounting member comprises a body and a first and second engaging arm oppositely disposed at each end of the body. The receiving members provide for captive engagement of the mounting member such that the bezel may pivot more than ninety degrees between a closed and open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Richard W. Davis, Mark D. Feldmeyer
  • Publication number: 20040120114
    Abstract: Snap features are coupled to a housing that are sized to capture a single flange of the device to be mounted, the single flange being positioned adjacent to a face of the housing. Tensioning features are coupled to the housing and configured to retain the device securely against the snap features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Mark D. Feldmeyer
  • Publication number: 20030200630
    Abstract: A handle for removing, carrying and otherwise manipulating a device is disclosed. The handle includes features that allow it to engage the mounting rails on other mounting features associated with the device. The handle is constructed such that when properly installed, pulling the handle causes the mounting rails to move both in the direction of the pulling force and perpendicularly thereto, toward each other. This allows the mounting rails to clear security features of the larger assembly, device bay, or housing in which the device is mounted or rests. The invention provides a mechanism to permit the quick and convenient removal of a device that would otherwise require simultaneous manipulation in two different places at the same time the device is pulled away from the larger assembly, device bay, or housing in which the device is mounted or rests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventor: Mark D. Feldmeyer
  • Patent number: 6631536
    Abstract: A handle for removing, carrying or otherwise manipulating a device is disclosed. The handle includes features that allow it to engage the mounting rails on other mounting features associated with the device. The handle is constructed such that when properly installed, pulling the handle causes the mounting rails to move both in the direction of the pulling force and perpendicularly thereto, toward each other. This allows the mounting rails to clear security features of the larger assembly, device bay, or housing in which the device is mounted or rests. The handle may be constructed so that it is removable, either with or without removal of the mounting assemblies or mounting rails. Further, the handle may be constructed to allow a user access to the front of a device while the handle is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Mark D. Feldmeyer
  • Patent number: 6580607
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and portions thereof are disclosed including an electronic component; a rail member; and an elongated resilient member used to attach the rail member to the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Mark D. Feldmeyer
  • Publication number: 20020121004
    Abstract: A handle for removing, carrying and otherwise manipulating a device is disclosed. The handle includes features that allow it to engage the mounting rails on other mounting features associated with the device. The handle is constructed such that when properly installed, pulling the handle causes the mounting rails to move both in the direction of the pulling force and perpendicularly thereto, toward each other. This allows the mounting rails to clear security features of the larger assembly, device bay, or housing in which the device is mounted or rests. The invention provides a mechanism to permit the quick and convenient removal of a device that would otherwise require simultaneous manipulation in two different places at the same time the device is pulled away from the larger assembly, device bay, or housing in which the device is mounted or rests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventor: Mark D. Feldmeyer
  • Patent number: 6311941
    Abstract: An anti-tip device for a computer tower chassis. The anti-tip device includes a hub and a base foot that is mounted to the bottom surface of a tower chassis. The hub is fitted into an interior cavity of the base foot and provides the base foot with a foundation around which the base foot rotates. The hub itself is mounted to the tower chassis through a set of pins that ensure that the hub is kept stationary. The base foot includes an elongated foot and cavity for housing the hub. The interior circumference of the cavity includes a number of detents that define positions of the base foot. The hub includes a spring mechanism including a knob that is fitted to snap into a detent. As the base foot is rotated, the rotational force decompresses the spring so that it rides on the outer surface of the interior circumference of the base foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventor: Mark D. Feldmeyer