Patents by Inventor Donald R. Manes

Donald R. Manes 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).

  • Method of expanding a storage media library having interconnected doors and a replaced panel
    Patent number: 7876525
    Abstract: An expandable storage library for storing digital storage media, such as storage tapes or disks is provided. The library includes a base unit and robotic system to which additional expansion units may be added. Several expansion units may be installed in the library with the base unit so that the robotic system can access media storage racks in any of the expansion units or in the base unit. Doors on the base unit and expansion unit may be interlocked together to function as a single door. A Z pole guide on the base unit may be extended by adding expansion guide poles that guide the movement of the robotic system through the library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley A. Wilkin, Daniel J. Plutt, Joseph P. Manes, Donald R. Manes
  • Method of Expanding a Modular Rack Mount Library
    Publication number: 20090182452
    Abstract: An expandable storage library for storing digital storage media, such as storage tapes or disks is provided. The library includes a base unit and robotic system to which additional expansion units may be added. Several expansion units may be installed in the library with the base unit so that the robotic system can access media storage racks in any of the expansion units or in the base unit. Doors on the base unit and expansion unit may be interlocked together to function as a single door. A Z pole guide on the base unit may be extended by adding expansion guide poles that guide the movement of the robotic system through the library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bradley A. Wilkin, Daniel J. Plutt, Joseph P. Manes, Donald R. Manes
  • Customer expandable modular rack mount library using expansion module units having features to join access doors and align components between units
    Patent number: 7515378
    Abstract: An expandable storage library for storing digital storage media, such as storage tapes or disks is provided. The library includes a base unit and robotic system to which additional expansion units may be added. Several expansion units may be installed in the library with the base unit so that the robotic system can access media storage racks in any of the expansion units or in the base unit. Doors on the base unit and expansion unit may be interlocked together to function as a single door. A Z pole guide on the base unit may be extended by adding expansion guide poles that guide the movement of the robotic system through the library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Storage Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley A. Wilkin, Daniel J. Plutt, Joseph P. Manes, Donald R. Manes