Patents by Inventor Kenneth Robert Schneebeli
Kenneth Robert Schneebeli 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).
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Patent number: 8197124Abstract: A rack mount assembly measurement tool, for determining physical values including air flow and heat loads, includes a front assembly and a rear duct assembly that are non-intrusively and releasably mounted on the front and rear of such rack mount enclosure. Physical values are sensed at multiple vertical locations to enable a determination of overall and localized heat loads within the enclosure. Front sensor values are collected and wirelessly transmitted from the front assembly to a receiver/processor supported on the rear duct, which generates computed values that are displayed in addition to the sensed values.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Alan Claassen, Dennis John Hansen, Cary Michael Huettner, Madhusudan K Iyengar, Roger R Schmidt, Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, Gerard Vincent Weber, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100195694Abstract: A rack mount assembly measurement tool, for determining physical values including air flow and heat loads, includes a front assembly and a rear duct assembly that are non-intrusively and releasably mounted on the front and rear of such rack mount enclosure. Physical values are sensed at multiple vertical locations to enable a determination of overall and localized heat loads within the enclosure. Front sensor values are collected and wirelessly transmitted from the front assembly to a receiver/processor supported on the rear duct, which generates computed values that are displayed in addition to the sensed values.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Alan Claassen, Dennis John Hansen, Cary Michael Huettner, Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Roger R. Schmidt, Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, Gerard Vincent Weber, JR.
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Patent number: 7765331Abstract: A blade server system includes a plurality of blade slots, a management module, and a plurality of switch modules. The switch modules provide connectivity to a plurality of communications fabrics. At least one switch module includes an integrated redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller. A storage enclosure may be connected to the switch with the integrated RAID controller without having to include a stand-alone RAID controller, such as in one of the blade slots, and without having to include a RAID controller within the storage enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2006Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rezaul Shah Mohammad Islam, Gregg Steven Lucas, Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, Theodore Brian Vojnovich
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Patent number: 7656656Abstract: An enclosure for storage devices having at least one mounting surface and a viscoelastic layer disposed between a first layer and a second layer of the mounting surface. A receiver secured to the mounting surface within the enclosure receives a storage device carrier that retains a disk drive and positions the storage device carrier within the enclosure. Clip-on damped springs, coupled to the storage device carrier, guide the storage device carrier through the receiver and couple the storage device carrier to the mounting surface(s). A bezel of the storage device carrier is configured to receive a key in one of a plurality of key positions, with each key position corresponding to a particular disk drive/enclosure chassis interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Donald M. Connelly, Jr., Kenton Coleman Green, David Tung Lew, Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, Peter Paul Urbisci
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Patent number: 7584325Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for providing a redundant array of inexpensive disks (“RAID”) storage subsystem within a processor blade enclosure. A first RAID controller blade is included and configured to fit in a processor blade enclosure. At least one processor in communication with the first RAID controller blade is included. A disk enclosure blade is provided that includes a plurality of hard disk drives. The disk enclosure blade is configured to fit in the processor blade enclosure and the hard disk drives are in communication with the first RAID controller blade.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2006Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Gavin Holland, Shah Mohammed Rezaul Islam, Carl Evan Jones, Robert Akira Kubo, Gregg Steven Lucas, Andrew Boyce McNeill, Jr., Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, Theodore Brian Vojnovich
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Patent number: 7495902Abstract: An enclosure for storage devices having at least one mounting surface and a viscoelastic layer disposed between a first layer and a second layer of the mounting surface. A receiver secured to the mounting surface within the enclosure receives a storage device carrier that retains a disk drive and positions the storage device carrier within the enclosure. Clip-on damped springs, coupled to the storage device carrier, guide the storage device carrier through the receiver and couple the storage device carrier to the mounting surface(s). A bezel of the storage device carrier is configured to receive a key in one of a plurality of key positions, with each key position corresponding to a particular disk drive/enclosure chassis interface.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2004Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Donald M. Connelly, Jr., Kenton Coleman Green, David Tung Lew, Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, Peter Paul Urbisci
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Publication number: 20090040697Abstract: An enclosure for storage devices having at least one mounting surface and a viscoelastic layer disposed between a first layer and a second layer of the mounting surface. A receiver secured to the mounting surface within the enclosure receives a storage device carrier that retains a disk drive and positions the storage device carrier within the enclosure. Clip-on damped springs, coupled to the storage device carrier, guide the storage device carrier through the receiver and couple the storage device carrier to the mounting surface(s). A bezel of the storage device carrier is configured to receive a key in one of a plurality of key positions, with each key position corresponding to a particular disk drive/enclosure chassis interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Donald M. Connelly, JR., Kenton Coleman Green, David Tung Lew, Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, Peter Paul Urbisci
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Publication number: 20080239650Abstract: Provided is an apparatus comprising a tray coupled to leaf spring mounts with multiple guide slots, the multiple guide slots adapted to receive multiple guide pins coupled to an electronic component, the leaf spring mounts adapted to hold the electronic component in a pre-determined position with spring force.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshirio Fujie, Kenji Hidaka, Koji Nakase, Michihiro Okamoto, Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, Takeshi Wagatsuma
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Publication number: 20080147844Abstract: A blade server system includes a plurality of blade slots, a management module, and a plurality of switch modules. The switch modules provide connectivity to a plurality of communications fabrics. At least one switch module includes an integrated redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller. A storage enclosure may be connected to the switch with the integrated RAID controller without having to include a stand-alone RAID controller, such as in one of the blade slots, and without having to include a RAID controller within the storage enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Rezaul Shah Mohammad Islam, Gregg Steven Lucas, Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, Theodore Brian Vojnovich
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Publication number: 20080126696Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for providing a redundant array of inexpensive disks (“RAID”) storage subsystem within a processor blade enclosure. A first RAID controller blade is included and configured to fit in a processor blade enclosure. At least one processor in communication with the first RAID controller blade is included. A disk enclosure blade is provided that includes a plurality of hard disk drives. The disk enclosure blade is configured to fit in the processor blade enclosure and the hard disk drives are in communication with the first RAID controller blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: William Gavin Holland, Shah Mohammed Rezaul Islam, Carl Evan Jones, Robert Akira Kubo, Gregg Steven Lucas, Andrew Boyce McNeill, Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, Theodore Brian Vojnovich