Patents by Inventor Roland Zapfe

Roland Zapfe 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).

  • Temporary lifting device for an electronic chassis
    Publication number: 20070120386
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a temporary lifting device for electronic chassis such as a server chassis. The lifting device comprises a customized sling connected to a server using a strap to secure the server on the sling. The strap can be removed to detach the server from the sling as it is installed in a rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susan Benysh, Roland Zapfe
  • Enclosure for a direct access storage device expansion unit for a data processing system
    Patent number: D439578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tim K. Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Computer processor enclosure
    Patent number: D453931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Kerry Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Computer enclosure
    Patent number: D454345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff L. Kline, Tim K. Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Computer storage enclosure
    Patent number: D454346
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff L. Kline, Tim K. Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Direct access storage device expansion enclosure
    Patent number: D454562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff L. Kline, Tim K. Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Computer enclosure
    Patent number: D468308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Kerry Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Computer and expansion unit enclosure
    Patent number: D469088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff L. Kline, Tim K. Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Computer processor enclosure
    Patent number: D469759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Friend, Tristan Alfonso Merino, Roland Zapfe
  • Dual frame computer enclosure
    Patent number: D469760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Friend, Tristan Alfonso Merino, Roland Zapfe
  • Computer server system
    Patent number: D540788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven C. McIntosh, Tristan A. Merino, Roland Zapfe
  • Data processing system
    Patent number: D404023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Kerry Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Data processing system
    Patent number: D404378
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Kerry Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Data processing system
    Patent number: D404379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Kerry Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Computer enclosure
    Patent number: D404725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Kerry Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Computer Enclosure
    Patent number: D404726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Kerry Murphy, Roland Zapfe
  • Server rack door cover
    Patent number: D694247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paula Besterman, Aaron R. Cox, Jason E. Minyard, Joni E. Saylor, Ronald A. Smith, Howard P. Welz, Roland Zapfe
  • Server front cover set
    Patent number: D694760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paula Besterman, Aaron R. Cox, Jason E. Minyard, Robert K. Mullady, Joni E. Saylor, Ronald A. Smith, Howard P. Welz, Roland Zapfe
  • Enclosure design panel
    Patent number: D763208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paula Besterman, Aaron R. Cox, Jason E. Minyard, Joni E. Saylor, Ronald A. Smith, Roland Zapfe
  • Enclosure design panel
    Patent number: D788051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paula Besterman, Aaron R. Cox, Jason E. Minyard, Joni E. Saylor, Ronald A. Smith, Roland Zapfe