Patents by Inventor Charles Cornwell

Charles Cornwell 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).

  • Backplane keying mechanism
    Patent number: 10881017
    Abstract: Examples described herein include a backplane keying mechanism. The backplane keying mechanism may include a backplane, a first connector, a second connector, a first block for the first connector, and a second block for the second connector. The first block and the second block may be moveable as one unit on the backplane from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the first block allows the first connect to connect to a first type of device and the second block allows the second connector to connect to the first type of device. In the second state, the first block prohibits the first connector from connecting to the first type of device and the second block prohibits the second connector from connecting to the first type of device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Vincent W. Michna, Nilashis Dey, Charles Cornwell, David Chialastri
  • Backplane keying mechanism
    Publication number: 20200100380
    Abstract: Examples described herein include a backplane keying mechanism. The backplane keying mechanism may include a backplane, a first connector, a second connector, a first block for the first connector, and a second block for the second connector. The first block and the second block may be moveable as one unit on the backplane from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the first block allows the first connect to connect to a first type of device and the second block allows the second connector to connect to the first type of device. In the second state, the first block prohibits the first connector from connecting to the first type of device and the second block prohibits the second connector from connecting to the first type of device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Vincent W. Michna, Nilashis Dey, Charles Cornwell, David Chialastri