Patents by Inventor Francisco M. Mercado

Francisco M. Mercado 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).

  • Computer drive mounting device and method
    Patent number: 6853547
    Abstract: The present invention includes a mounting device for a computer drive that includes a flexible locking plate and one or more tabs for securing the drive. A contact point allows a portion of the locking plate to be reversibly flexed out of a plane that substantially corresponds to the plane of the flexible locking plate when not flexed is used to effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Axxion Group Corporation
    Inventors: David D. Williams, Jorge A. Moriel, Richard A. Gibson, Francisco M. Mercado
  • Computer drive mounting device and method
    Publication number: 20040114320
    Abstract: The present invention includes a mounting device for a computer drive that includes a flexible locking plate and one or more tabs for securing the drive. A contact point allows a portion of the locking plate to be reversibly flexed out of a plane that substantially corresponds to the plane of the flexible locking plate when not flexed is used to effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: David D. Williams, Jorge A. Moriel, Richard A. Gibson, Francisco M. Mercado