Patents by Inventor Karen E. Conroy

Karen E. Conroy 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).

  • System and method for tracing data storage devices
    Publication number: 20080122623
    Abstract: An electronic data storage device tracing system includes at least one data storage device and a reader system. The data storage device includes a housing having an optical label and a device RFID tag coupled to the housing. In this regard, the optical label is printed with a VOLSER number and the device RFID tag includes a chip that electronically stores the VOLSER number. The reader system is configured to read the VOLSER number from the chip and trace the at least one data storage device entering/exiting the reader system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Curtis B. Hause, Stephen J. Rothermel, Jody L. Gregg, G. Phillip Rambosek, Yung Yip, Robert C. Martin, Christopher Caprio, Karen E. Conroy, Sanjay Gupta, Kevin G. Battles, Denis J. Langlois
  • System and method for tracing data storage devices
    Publication number: 20080065676
    Abstract: An electronic data storage device tracing system includes at least one data storage device and a reader system. The data storage device includes a housing having an optical label and a device RFID tag coupled to the housing. In this regard, the optical label is printed with a volser number and the device RFID tag includes a chip that electronically stores the volser number. The reader system is configured to read the volser number from the chip and trace the at least one data storage device entering/exiting the reader system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Curtis B. Hause, Stephen J. Rothermel, Jody L. Gregg, G. Phillip Rambosek, Yung Yip, Kevin G. Battles, Sanjay Gupta, Robert C. Martin, Christopher Caprio, Karen E. Conroy