Patents by Inventor Bruce A. Hoch

Bruce A. Hoch 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: 10008245
    Abstract: Aspects extend to devices that facilitate positioning components in a rack to permit base plane access. In one aspect, a drive carrier rail is configured to have variable widths to facilitate positioning a drive carrier in a fixed position within a slot (of a rack) where a drive is disengaged from the base plane printed circuit board (PCB). In another aspect, at least one slot rail of a slot includes a (e.g., sheet metal) spring. The spring allows a drive carrier to rest on the spring in a fixed position where the hard drive is disengaged from the base plane printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Bruce Hoch
  • Publication number: 20150342250
    Abstract: An water pipe mold for making a water pipe includes an outer concentric sheath, an inner concentric sheath, a bottom, an outside sleeve and an inside rib. The water pipe mold is flexible and is configured to make an ice water pipe by being filled with water and then freezing the water. The ice water pipe includes a body comprising ice, the body and an opening at a side of the body, a base coupled to a bottom of the body, a mouth piece coupled to a top of the body, and a grommet coupled to a circumference of the body. The base includes an opening configured to be filled by a plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: EYCE LLC
    Inventors: Bruce A. Hoch, Charles V. Hoch
  • Publication number: 20150068540
    Abstract: An water pipe mold for making a water pipe includes an outer concentric sheath, an inner concentric sheath, a bottom, an outside sleeve and an inside rib. The water pipe mold is flexible and is configured to make an ice water pipe by being filled with water and then freezing the water. The ice water pipe includes a body comprising ice, the body and an opening at a side of the body, a base coupled to a bottom of the body, a mouth piece coupled to a top of the body, and a grommet coupled to an opening at the side of the body. The grommet is made of a flexible material and includes a concaved oval portion configured to stay coupled to the opening as the ice of the body of the water pipe melts or deforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: EYCE LLC
    Inventors: Bruce A. Hoch, Charles V. Hoch