Patents by Inventor Forrest B. Hobbs

Forrest B. Hobbs 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).

  • Packaging architecture for a data server
    Patent number: 5877938
    Abstract: A rack-mount data server includes a housing, a plurality of data server components supported by the housing, the components including at least one peripheral storage device, a logic chassis for the data server, at least one disk drive on which the data server stores files, and at least one power supply, and a plurality of racks coupled with the housing to accommodate the data server components, the racks including a first topmost rack accommodating the at least one peripheral storage device and a second rack accommodating the logic chassis, the housing supporting the second rack underneath the first rack as the second topmost rack. The data server also includes a front door and a top door, the top door and the front door being interlockable with each other such that when the top door and the front door are in their closed positions, one of the top door and the front door locks the other of the top door and the front door in its closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest B. Hobbs, Richard G. Blewitt, Scott A. Wentzka, Steven S. Chen, Kitrick B. Sheets, Sheldon D. Stevens
  • Packaging architecture for a data server
    Patent number: 5684671
    Abstract: A rack-mount data server includes a housing, a plurality of data server components supported by the housing, the components including at least one peripheral storage device, a logic chassis for the data server, at least one disk drive on which the data server stores files, and at least one power supply, and a plurality of racks coupled with the housing to accommodate the data server components, the racks including a first topmost rack accommodating the at least one peripheral storage device and a second rack accommodating the logic chassis, the housing supporting the second rack underneath the first rack as the second topmost rack. The data server also includes a front door and a top door, the top door and the front door being interlockable with each other such that when the top door and the front door are in their closed positions, one of the top door and the front door locks the other of the top door and the front door in its closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest B. Hobbs, Richard G. Blewett, Scott A. Wentzka, Steve S. Chen, Kitrick B. Sheets, Sheldon D. Stevens
  • computing device
    Patent number: D377785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary E. Rybarczyk, Tom A. Wendt, Forrest B. Hobbs