Patents by Inventor Curtis W. Worden

Curtis W. Worden 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).

  • Anti-vibration disk drive cage
    Patent number: 6661652
    Abstract: A disk system includes a disk cage having a spring and an interior wall that forms a disk drive chamber. The disk system also includes a disk drive removably coupled within the disk drive chamber. The spring in the disk cage preferably is coupled with the interior wall and extends into the disk drive chamber to form a receiving chamber. The spring contacts the disk drive to dampen disk drive vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Intergraph Hardware Technologies Company
    Inventors: Curtis W. Worden, Michael Enright
  • Anti-vibration disk drive cage
    Publication number: 20020196602
    Abstract: A disk system includes a disk cage having a spring and an interior wall that forms a disk drive chamber. The disk system also includes a disk drive removably coupled within the disk drive chamber. The spring in the disk cage preferably is coupled with the interior wall and extends into the disk drive chamber to form a receiving chamber. The spring contacts the disk drive to dampen disk drive vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Curtis W. Worden, Michael Enright
  • Anti-vibration disk drive cage
    Patent number: 6473299
    Abstract: A disk system includes a disk cage having a spring and an interior wall that forms a disk drive chamber. The disk system also includes a disk drive removably coupled within the disk drive chamber. The spring in the disk cage preferably is coupled with the interior wall and extends into the disk drive chamber to form a receiving chamber. The spring contacts the disk drive to dampen disk drive vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Intergraph Corporation
    Inventors: Curtis W. Worden, Michael Enright
  • Apparatus for improved air flow through a computer chassis
    Patent number: 5892654
    Abstract: A computer system having an air cooling path includes a motherboard, a circuit board having an edge connector for mounting onto the motherboard, and a chassis defining an interior for containing the circuit board and motherboard. The chassis includes a rear panel having an inset access for accessing the circuit board, where the inset access is spaced inwardly from the rear panel. The computer system further includes an interior panel (within the interior of the chassis) that is connected to the rear panel at a connection location on the rear panel. The connection location is spaced apart on the rear panel from the inset access. The motherboard is mounted to the interior panel, while the rear panel defines a vent between the inset access and the connection location. The interior panel, motherboard, and vent define the air cooling path across the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Intergraph Corporation
    Inventor: Curtis W. Worden, Jr.
  • Computer
    Patent number: D379800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Intergraph Corporation
    Inventors: Greg B. Sollie, Terry W. Johnson, Curtis W. Worden