Patents by Inventor Mark David Willoughby

Mark David Willoughby 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).

  • Data storage device carrier and carrier tray
    Patent number: 7447011
    Abstract: Various arrangements of carrier trays and carriers for data storage devices, such as disk drives, are disclosed. The carrier trays and carriers have air flow holes that are carefully arranged to promote good air flow across the data storage devices. In one example, the air holes in a tray are arranged so that, when a data storage device is received on the tray, air passing over a first surface of the base from the forward end can pass through the base, over a part of a second surface and back through the base to flow across the recess typically located under the data storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Xyratex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Adam Wade, Mark David Willoughby