Patents by Inventor Alan Holstein

Alan Holstein 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).

  • Data cartridge with electrostatic discharge protection
    Patent number: 7573705
    Abstract: A data storage system for removably storing information is disclosed. The data storage system includes a cartridge receptacle adapted to electrically and mechanically engage a removable data cartridge. The cartridge receptacle includes a second electrical connector and a conductive member. The second electrical connector is adapted to electrically engage a first electrical connector of the removable data cartridge. The conductive member is configured to engage a resistive portion of the removable data cartridge before the first and second electrical connectors engage. The conductive member is coupled to a ground of the cartridge receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: ProStor Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: S. Christopher Alaimo, Alan Holstein, Randall A. Spalding, Michael H. Ulrich, Paul M. Williams
  • Data cartridge with electrostatic discharge protection
    Publication number: 20070159787
    Abstract: A data storage system for removably storing information is disclosed. The data storage system includes a cartridge receptacle adapted to electrically and mechanically engage a removable data cartridge. The cartridge receptacle includes a second electrical connector and a conductive member. The second electrical connector is adapted to electrically engage a first electrical connector of the removable data cartridge. The conductive member is configured to engage a resistive portion of the removable data cartridge before the first and second electrical connectors engage. The conductive member is coupled to a ground of the cartridge receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: ProStor Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: S. Alaimo, Alan Holstein, Randall Spalding, Michael Ulrich, Paul Williams