Patents by Inventor Gregory Scott Ivey

Gregory Scott Ivey 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).

  • Locking assembly for securing electronic equipment within an equipment rack
    Patent number: 9743549
    Abstract: A locking assembly is provided for securing an electronic module to a chassis of a rack enclosure within a mounting slot of the chassis. The locking assembly includes a lock configured to be secured to a vertical rail of the chassis. The lock further is configured to prevent the electronic module from being slidably installed into and removed from its respective mounting slot and to prevent a latch of the electronic module from being opened when the electronic module is secured in place within the chassis of the rack enclosure. The locking assembly further includes a key configured to enable the lock to be removed from the chassis thereby enabling the installation and removal of the electronic module from the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuchun Jiang, Daniel J. Rohr, Gregory Scott Ivey
  • LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITHIN AN EQUIPMENT RACK
    Publication number: 20150135783
    Abstract: A locking assembly is provided for securing an electronic module to a chassis of a rack enclosure within a mounting slot of the chassis. The locking assembly includes a lock configured to be secured to a vertical rail of the chassis. The lock further is configured to prevent the electronic module from being slidably installed into and removed from its respective mounting slot and to prevent a latch of the electronic module from being opened when the electronic module is secured in place within the chassis of the rack enclosure. The locking assembly further includes a key configured to enable the lock to be removed from the chassis thereby enabling the installation and removal of the electronic module from the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Yuchun Jiang, Daniel J. Rohr, Gregory Scott Ivey
  • Vending machine
    Patent number: 6170285
    Abstract: A vending machine having a self-contained self-aligning refrigeration unit, a temperature sensing probe positioned in front of the machine behind a glass panel for sensing the temperatures in the machine near the product to be vended and having a monetary unit which slides in and out of the cabinet and rotates for easy access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Crane Co.
    Inventors: John P. Huffman, Charles W. Percy, Mark R. Henning, Gregory Scott Ivey, Ronald P. Petersen