Patents by Inventor James E. Bennett

James E. Bennett 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).

  • STABILIZED STORAGE BIN
    Publication number: 20120138617
    Abstract: A relatively tall, narrow storage bin including a pivotable stabilizing base rotatable from a stored position substantially congruent with the base to an open stabilizing position normal to the base and including means to secure the base in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Craig DuBois, James E. Bennett
  • System and method for an access layer application programming interface for managing heterogeneous components of a storage area network
    Patent number: 7401338
    Abstract: Embodiments of an application programming interface (API) for a Storage Area Network (SAN) access layer. A SAN may include a SAN access layer as an interface between SAN components and client applications. A SAN access layer API may be provided which enables a client application to access SAN access layer functionality such as storage management and configuration services. Through the SAN access layer API, a client application may invoke some or all of the functionalities of the SAN access layer. The SAN access layer may provide SAN information gathered from the SAN to the client application through the SAN access layer API. Embodiments of the SAN access layer API may provide security and licensing restrictions to client applications. Embodiments of the SAN access layer API may encapsulate message conversion and network transport functions so that client application developers are not required to implement these functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventors: Jerre F. Bowen, Anup R. Mathkar, Rajat Mathur, Samina M. A. Syed, Thomas W. Weimer, James E. Bennett, Carl W. Braganza, Tarun Dwivedi
  • Apparatus for supporting articles on an easel
    Patent number: 6837385
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing art gear on a media support structure having a working surface, such as an easel, in a position adjacent the working surface to maintain the art gear in close proximity to the work in progress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Really Good Stuff, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Bennett, Jonathan Sonneborn
  • Apparatus for supporting articles on an easel
    Publication number: 20030150828
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing art gear on a media support structure having a working surface, such as an easel, in a position adjacent the working surface to maintain the art gear in close proximity to the work in progress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: James E. Bennett, Jonathan Sonneborn
  • Relay switch apparatus
    Patent number: 4668927
    Abstract: A multi-positional mercury switch (1, 2) for use with miniature relays. The mercury switch apparatus has mercury wettable magnetic contact structures (11, 12, 13, 21, 22) supported in a sealed envelope member (10, 20) supporting the magnetic contact structures with free ends thereof positioned to engage or disengage each other in response to a magnetic field generated by current appearing in a coil (410) externally surrounding the envelope member. A mercury wettable member (3, 15, 23, 24) having a porous construction for holding mercury is mounted on ones of the magnetic contact structures within the sealed envelope member for wetting the magnetic contact structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: American Telephone & Telegraph Co., AT&T Bell Labs
    Inventor: James E. Bennett