Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Girard

Christopher J. Girard 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).

  • Carrier with multiple storage devices having different form factors
    Patent number: 9519318
    Abstract: Storage systems, carriers, enclosures and support PCBs connecting to a first storage device of a first form factor such as a hard disc drive (HDD), a dongle within a storage carrier coupled to the first storage device, and a second storage device such as a solid-state drive (SSD) coupled to the dongle having a second form factor different than or smaller than the first form factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Xyratex Technology Limited
    Inventors: David M. Davis, Alexander C. Worrall, Christopher J. Girard
  • Carrier with Multiple Storage Devices Having Different Form Factors
    Publication number: 20150362965
    Abstract: Storage systems, carriers, enclosures and support PCBs connecting to a first storage device of a first form factor such as a hard disc drive (HDD), a dongle within a storage carrier coupled to the first storage device, and a second storage device such as a solid-state drive (SSD) coupled to the dongle having a second form factor different than or smaller than the first form factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: David M. Davis, Alexander C. Worrall, Christopher J. Girard