Patents by Inventor Lester C. Anderson

Lester C. Anderson 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).

  • Disk drive sled insertion and removal system
    Patent number: 6304439
    Abstract: A removable storage system includes a disk drive sled assembly for supporting a disk drive and for insertion and removal of the disk drive from a mating bay assembly. The bay assembly includes a pivotable cam assembly that includes a pair of cam legs configured to pivot about a cam rotation axis when a cam grip member is rotated. The sled assembly includes a conductive support frame. The disk drive is disposed in the conductive support frame and is attached to respective inner surfaces of the sled floor wall and the sled ceiling wall. A pair of rails is fastened to respective outer surfaces of the sled floor wall and the sled ceiling wall for supporting the sled assembly in corresponding channels disposed in the bay assembly. A is bezel attached to the sled end wall and includes a handle member for manually gripping the sled assembly. A trough having a first and a second surface is formed in the bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Connex, Total Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Lester C. Anderson
  • Storage device
    Patent number: D439249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Western Digital Corp.
    Inventors: Lester C. Anderson, Hilario P. Agbulos, Jr., Peter F. Schoen, John K. Ramones, Badir M. Mousa, Henry A. Jupille, Daniel Ong Kwang Keen, Tan Kai Song, Michael T. Milo
  • Memory storage assembly panel
    Patent number: D448033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Connex, Inc.
    Inventors: Lester C. Anderson, Badir M. Mousa