Patents by Inventor James Jeffrey Schulze

James Jeffrey Schulze 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).

  • Patent number: 10653029
    Abstract: A convertible chassis system for receiving a plurality of storage drives includes a chassis that includes a plurality of bays for receiving the storage drives. The convertible chassis also includes a reversible key that is removably affixed to the chassis body in either a first orientation or a second orientation. Each orientation provides a different key guide within the plurality of bays that either allows the storage drives to be received into or rejected from the bays of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: James Jeffrey Schulze, Keith Sauer, Kelly K. Smith
  • Publication number: 20190335603
    Abstract: A convertible chassis system for receiving a plurality of storage drives includes a chassis that includes a plurality of bays for receiving the storage drives. The convertible chassis also includes a reversible key that is removably affixed to the chassis body in either a first orientation or a second orientation. Each orientation provides a different key guide within the plurality of bays that either allows the storage drives to be received into or rejected from the bays of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: James Jeffrey Schulze, Keith Sauer, Kelly K. Smith
  • Patent number: 10356930
    Abstract: An example adapter assembly may comprise an adapter cage to removably mount to a riser board of a computer system. Further, the example adapter assembly may comprise an adapter board disposed on the adapter cage, wherein the adapter cage is to receive multiple computer components, and the adapter board is to engage with the multiple computer components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: James Jeffrey Schulze, Jeoff M. Krontz, James Dupuy, Jr., Richard J. Tomaszewski, James Kenneth Yates
  • Patent number: 10212842
    Abstract: A server chassis installable in a server rack may include a lower compartment, an upper compartment, and an interconnector. The lower compartment may have a front end defining a front opening configured to allow for the passage of a server therethrough. The upper compartment may define a top opening substantially orthogonal to the front opening and may be configured to allow for the passage of a plurality of storage cartridges therethrough. The interconnector may have a first set of connectors communicatively coupled with a second set of connectors. The first set of connectors may be configured to mate with the server, and the second set of connectors may be configured to mate with the storage cartridges, such that the interconnector allows for the removal of the server without the removal of the storage cartridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: James Jeffrey Schulze, Troy Anthony Della Fiora, Daniel W. Tower