Patents by Inventor Patricio Collantes, Jr.

Patricio Collantes, Jr. 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).

  • TRAY AND PACKAGING ASSEMBLY FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20230312216
    Abstract: A tray for holding a plurality of storage drives includes a sheet of material formed to include: a plurality of tray sidewalls, each having a top edge and a bottom edge; a plurality of tray ends walls arranged relative to the plurality of tray sidewalls to define a plurality of corner regions, each tray end wall having a top edge and a bottom edge; at least one side extension included in each of the tray sidewalls; at least one corner extension included in a corner region; and a tray top spanning the tray sidewalls and the tray ends walls. The tray top includes a pair of top-side surfaces that extend inward from the top edge of a respective one of the tray sidewalls, and a central slotted structure spanning the top-side surfaces. The central slotted structure forms a plurality of slots, each configured to receive one of the plurality of storage drives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kar Foong Yong, Patricio Collantes, Jr., Khai Shiang Tan
  • Tray and packaging assembly for data storage devices
    Patent number: 11753232
    Abstract: A tray for holding a plurality of storage drives includes a sheet of material formed to include: a plurality of tray sidewalls, each having a top edge and a bottom edge; a plurality of tray ends walls arranged relative to the plurality of tray sidewalls to define a plurality of corner regions, each tray end wall having a top edge and a bottom edge; at least one side extension included in each of the tray sidewalls; at least one corner extension included in a corner region; and a tray top spanning the tray sidewalls and the tray ends walls. The tray top includes a pair of top-side surfaces that extend inward from the top edge of a respective one of the tray sidewalls, and a central slotted structure spanning the top-side surfaces. The central slotted structure forms a plurality of slots, each configured to receive one of the plurality of storage drives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kar Foong Yong, Patricio Collantes, Jr., Khai Shiang Tan
  • Connector with ESD protection
    Patent number: 7581967
    Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus flash memory unit having an electrically conductive housing includes a spring that provides an electrically conductive, low-resistance pathway between the housing and the metal shell of the Universal Serial Bus connector so that electrostatic charge can directly discharge from the housing to the metal shell instead of discharging through electronic components within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Sandisk Corporation
    Inventors: Patricio Collantes, Jr., Robert C. Miller, Steven T. Sprouse, Dhaval Parikh
  • Methods for ESD protection
    Patent number: 7416419
    Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus flash memory unit having an electrically conductive housing includes a spring that provides an electrically conductive, low-resistance pathway between the housing and the metal shell of the Universal Serial Bus connector so that electrostatic charge can directly discharge from the housing to the metal shell instead of discharging through electronic components within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Sandisk Corporation
    Inventors: Patricio Collantes, Jr., Robert C. Miller, Steven T. Sprouse, Dhaval Parikh