Patents by Inventor Brian Obernesser

Brian Obernesser 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: 9131769
    Abstract: An equipment rack includes a frame, a first pair of mounting rails and a second pair of mounting rails. Each pair of mounting rails includes a front mounting rail and a rear mounting rail and the front and rear mounting rails each include a first planar surface defining in part a first equipment-mounting interface when the front and rear mounting rails are coupled to the frame through a second planar surface of each of the front and rear mounting rails in a first configuration. The front and rear mounting rails each further include a third planar surface and a fourth planar surface defining in part a second equipment-mounting interface when the front and the rear mounting rails are coupled to the frame through the first planar surface in a second configuration. The first and second equipment-mounting interfaces can be defined by an equipment rack standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: FMR LLC
    Inventors: Brian Obernesser, Dale B Clark, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150090679
    Abstract: An equipment rack includes a frame, a first pair of mounting rails and a second pair of mounting rails. Each pair of mounting rails includes a front mounting rail and a rear mounting rail and the front and rear mounting rails each include a first planar surface defining in part a first equipment-mounting interface when the front and rear mounting rails are coupled to the frame through a second planar surface of each of the front and rear mounting rails in a first configuration. The front and rear mounting rails each further include a third planar surface and a fourth planar surface defining in part a second equipment-mounting interface when the front and the rear mounting rails are coupled to the frame through the first planar surface in a second configuration. The first and second equipment-mounting interfaces can be defined by an equipment rack standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Obernesser, Dale B. Clark, JR.
  • Patent number: D904327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FMR LLC
    Inventors: Brian Obernesser, Russell Craig Griffith