Patents by Inventor Kevin Lavern Schultz

Kevin Lavern Schultz 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).

  • Electrical equipment rack and cable management arm assembly
    Patent number: 6805248
    Abstract: A cable arm assembly manages cables between an equipment rack and an equipment unit slidably installed in the equipment rack. The assembly includes two cable arms, each having an offset bracket at one end, which are pivotally joined to provide a minimum bend radius for cables. A first hinge plate is pivotally attached between the first cable arm and a rack mounted bracket. A second hinge plate is pivotally attached between the second cable arm and a bracket mounted on the equipment unit. Fingers extending from the hinge plates limit the pivotal movement of each plate with respect to its bracket. The finger on the first plate prevents the arm assembly from hitting the opposite side of the rack as the equipment unit is sliding forward. The finger on the second plate prevents the two arms from locking when the equipment unit is extended fully forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Frederick Champion, Edward John McNulty, Charles Edmond White, III, Kevin Lavern Schultz
  • Electrical equipment rack and cable management arm assembly
    Publication number: 20030222034
    Abstract: A cable arm assembly manages cables between an equipment rack and an equipment unit slidably installed in the equipment rack. The assembly includes two cable arms, each having an offset bracket at one end, which are pivotally joined to provide a minimum bend radius for cables. A first hinge plate is pivotally attached between the first cable arm and a rack mounted bracket. A second hinge plate is pivotally attached between the second cable arm and a bracket mounted on the equipment unit. Fingers extending from the hinge plates limit the pivotal movement of each plate with respect to its bracket. The finger on the first plate prevents the arm assembly from hitting the opposite side of the rack as the equipment unit is sliding forward. The finger on the second plate prevents the two arms from locking when the equipment unit is extended fully forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Frederick Champion, Edward John McNulty, Charles Edmond White, Kevin Lavern Schultz