Patents by Inventor Brion E. LaPointe

Brion E. LaPointe 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: 5816672
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for securing a component in an electronics housing utilizing an apparatus including a rail attached to a side portion of an electronics housing, a door slidably coupled to the rail, a bezel coupled to the electronics housing and covering a portion of the rail, and a multiple position locking mechanism coupled to the rear of the bezel. The apparatus is used to cover and secure the external components of a server wherein the server contains one or more removable external components that are data drives and the media in those data drives. The locking mechanism includes a rotatable switch lock connected to an axial moving link that rotates a specially designed shaft that contains predetermined locking locations to contact a protruding rib portion of the door and hold or lock the door in a particular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Brion E. LaPointe, William M. Becker