Patents by Inventor John Davis Schnabel

John Davis Schnabel 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).

  • Hot-swappable protocol expander module for storage array
    Patent number: 11467997
    Abstract: A data storage array has a backplane at the base of an enclosure. A plurality of data storage drives are coupled to connectors of the backplane. A hot-swappable protocol expander module is coupled between the drives and the backplane through a top of the enclosure or to the backplane through a side of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Odie Banks Killen, Jr., David Dick Anderson, John Davis Schnabel
  • HOT-SWAPPABLE PROTOCOL EXPANDER MODULE FOR STORAGE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20180239734
    Abstract: A data storage array has a backplane at the base of an enclosure. A plurality of data storage drives are coupled to connectors of the backplane. A hot-swappable protocol expander module is coupled between the drives and the backplane through a top of the enclosure or to the backplane through a side of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Odie Banks Killen, JR., David Dick Anderson, JR., John Davis Schnabel