Patents by Inventor Brian Nihei

Brian Nihei 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).

  • Disk drive enclosure with a sliding door having tabs with adjacent through-slots
    Patent number: 7768776
    Abstract: An information storage device includes a housing having a cavity, and a sliding door partially covering the cavity. The housing has a first groove and a second groove on opposite sides of the cavity. The sliding door includes first and second edges adjacent the first and second grooves, respectively. The sliding door also includes first and second tabs protruding from the first and second edges into the first and second grooves, respectively. The first and second tabs define first and second tab lengths measured parallel to the first and second edges, respectively. There are first and second through-slots in the sliding door adjacent the first and second tabs, respectively. The first and second through-slots define first and second through-slot lengths measured parallel to the first and second edges, respectively. The first and second through-slot lengths are greater than the first and second tab lengths, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Szeremeta, Brian Nihei