Patents by Inventor Ralph L. Specht, Jr.

Ralph L. Specht, 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).

  • Patent number: 7818203
    Abstract: A computer-based method and computer program product for determining customer satisfaction and loyalty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: James Owen Pearson, James E. Bampos, Ralph L. Specht, Jr., Wendy C. Robbins-Kane, Helen Rolfe Ham, Peter T. Swaim, Michael Dean Gale, Balasubramanian Krishnan
  • Patent number: 6914784
    Abstract: A cabinet having a plurality of rack mountable chassis. One portion of such chassis has directors and electrically interconnected memory and another portion of such chassis has a plurality of disk drives. The plurality of chassis are electrically interconnected to provide a data storage system interface. A first one of such chassis includes a memory and a plurality of directors. A first plurality of the directors is adapted for coupling to a host computer/server. A second one of such chassis has a plurality of disk drives. Also includes are first electrical conductors for connecting the disk drives in the second chassis to a second plurality of directors in the first one of the chassis. A third one of such chassis includes a memory and a plurality of directors. The first plurality of the directors in the third one of the chassis are adapted for coupling to the host computer/server. A fourth one of such chassis has a plurality of disk drives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Kendell A. Chilton, Natan Vishlitzky, Joseph Gerard Mettee, Jr., Ralph L. Specht, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6791841
    Abstract: An electronic system has electronic equipment, and an electronic cabinet which houses the electronic equipment. The electronic cabinet includes a support structure which is configured to carry the electronic equipment, and a door panel which is configured to pivotally mount to the support structure. The door panel and the support structure define an opening through which a set of cables is configured to pass. The electronic cabinet further includes an assembly which is configured to manage the cables. The assembly includes a mounting bracket which is configured to mount to one of the support structure and the door panel at a location which is adjacent the opening, a section of flexible material which defines a set of grooves to hold the set of cables, and a fastener interconnected between the mounting bracket and the section of flexible material to fasten the section of flexible material to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Paul T. Tirrell, Ralph L. Specht, Jr.