Patents by Inventor David Dick Anderson, Jr.

David Dick Anderson, Jr. 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).

  • HOT-SWAPPABLE PROTOCOL EXPANDER MODULE FOR STORAGE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20180239734
    Abstract: A data storage array has a backplane at the base of an enclosure. A plurality of data storage drives are coupled to connectors of the backplane. A hot-swappable protocol expander module is coupled between the drives and the backplane through a top of the enclosure or to the backplane through a side of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Odie Banks Killen, JR., David Dick Anderson, JR., John Davis Schnabel
  • Storage array enclosure having sidewall step for use with expansion module
    Patent number: 10037782
    Abstract: An enclosure has a sidewall with a step that results in an upper part of the sidewall extending over a slide mounting region. A backplane is located at a base of the enclosure and is configured to receive a plurality of data storage drives. A circuit carrier extends from the backplane to the step in the side of the enclosure. The circuit carrier has one or more connectors proximate an upper surface of the step and is configured to receive one or more expansion modules that expand a functionality of the backplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Odie Banks Killen, Jr., David Dick Anderson, Jr., Kevin Van Pelt, David Michael Davis