Patents by Inventor Rodney Means

Rodney Means 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).

  • Hard disk drive library
    Patent number: 6865640
    Abstract: Applicants' invention includes a hard disk drive library which includes a plurality of hard disk drive storage slots, a plurality of backplane connectors, wherein a backplane is disposed in or adjacent to each of the hard disk drive storage slots. Applicants' hard disk drive library further includes one or a plurality of hard disk drives removably disposed in the plurality of storage slots, and a controller in communication with each hard disk drive removably disposed within the hard disk drive library. Applicants' invention further includes a data storage and retrieval system which includes Applicants' hard disk drive library in combination with one or more external servers. Applicants' invention further includes a method to insert additional hard disk drives into Applicants' hard disk drive library. Applicants' invention further includes a method to store data in, and to retrieve data from, the hard disk drives removably disposed in Applicants' hard disk drive library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kamal Emile Dimitri, John Edward Kulakowski, Rodney Means, Daniel James Winarski
  • Hard disk drive library
    Publication number: 20020162034
    Abstract: Applicants' invention includes a hard disk drive library which includes a plurality of hard disk drive storage slots, a plurality of backplane connectors, wherein a backplane is disposed in or adjacent to each of the hard disk drive storage slots. Applicants' hard disk drive library further includes one or a plurality of hard disk drives removably disposed in the plurality of storage slots, and a controller in communication with each hard disk drive removably disposed within the hard disk drive library. Applicants' invention further includes a data storage and retrieval system which includes Applicants' hard disk drive library in combination with one or more external servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kamal Emile Dimitri, John Edward Kulakowski, Rodney Means, Daniel James Winarski