Patents by Inventor Joel Crain

Joel Crain 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).

  • Compute and/or storage rack-wall
    Patent number: 12389561
    Abstract: A rack-wall computing and/or data storage system includes computing and/or storage devices mounted in enclosures; the enclosures are also mounted in one or more device chassis that fit into one or more vertical slots of an open-faced mounting structure. The mounting structure is free of vertical or horizontal supports on a front side, which allows for a greater density of enclosures (and therefore computing or storage devices) to be mounted in a given volume of space, as compared to conventional racks that include vertical supports at repeating intervals (e.g., every 24 inches). Also, a given device chassis can be extracted from the mounting structure, via the open front face, using a rail system, wherein in the extracted position, the enclosures are accessible for servicing on at least two sides (e.g., front and back).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roey Rivnay, Joel Crain, William Mark Megarity, Timothy Allan Pizzino, Noah Thomas Kelly, Andrew Charles Crain
  • Composite ply placement system and method
    Patent number: 11654641
    Abstract: A system for placing a composite ply includes a transfer end effector that is movable relative to a carrier transfer device, configured to convey a ply carrier that supports the composite ply, and a placement end effector that is movable relative to the transfer end effector and to a forming tool. The transfer end effector is configured to remove the ply carrier, supporting the composite ply, from the carrier transfer device and to position the ply carrier for removal by the placement end effector. The placement end effector is configured to remove the ply carrier from the transfer end effector and to apply the composite ply to the forming tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Long Ly, Scott Krajca, Darrell Jones, Chace Wilcoxson, Mark Bunker, Joel Crain, Keegan Chamberlain
  • COMPOSITE PLY PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220176650
    Abstract: A system for placing a composite ply includes a transfer end effector that is movable relative to a carrier transfer device, configured to convey a ply carrier that supports the composite ply, and a placement end effector that is movable relative to the transfer end effector and to a forming tool. The transfer end effector is configured to remove the ply carrier, supporting the composite ply, from the carrier transfer device and to position the ply carrier for removal by the placement end effector. The placement end effector is configured to remove the ply carrier from the transfer end effector and to apply the composite ply to the forming tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Long Ly, Scott Krajca, Darrell Jones, Chace Wilcoxson, Mark Bunker, Joel Crain, Keegan Chamberlain