Patents by Inventor Micheal Edward Figaro

Micheal Edward Figaro 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).

  • High density array system having multiple storage units with active movable media drawers
    Patent number: 7583507
    Abstract: A storage system is provided having at least one primary storage unit, the primary storage unit having a power source, a server mother board, an expander device connected to a second data storage unit and a plurality of retractable media drawers wherein each of the retractable media drawers comprise a plurality of data storage elements. Each of the retractable media drawers maintain connectivity to the power source, the server mother board and the expander device when each of the media drawers is between a first position that is extended partially away from the primary data storage unit and a second position that is at least partially retracted from the first position towards the primary data storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Spectra Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Starr, Walter Wong, Micheal Edward Figaro, Ronald Gregory Duren, Matthew John Ninesling, Joshua Daniel Carter, Scott Edward Bacom
  • HIGH DENSITY ARRAY SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE STORAGE UNITS WITH ACTIVE MOVABLE MEDIA DRAWERS
    Publication number: 20070233781
    Abstract: A storage system is provided having at least one primary storage unit, the primary storage unit having a power source, a server mother board, an expander device connected to a second data storage unit and a plurality of retractable media drawers wherein each of the retractable media drawers comprise a plurality of data storage elements. Each of the retractable media drawers maintain connectivity to the power source, the server mother board and the expander device when each of the media drawers is between a first position that is extended partially away from the primary data storage unit and a second position that is at least partially retracted from the first position towards the primary data storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Starr, Walter Wong, Micheal Edward Figaro, Ronald Gregory Duren, Matthew John Ninesling, Joshua Daniel Carter, Scott Edward Bacom