Patents by Inventor Matthew David Greenfield

Matthew David Greenfield 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).

  • Swing-out hard drive apparatus
    Patent number: 6404642
    Abstract: A hard drive is accessed by providing a chassis, mounting a slider for reciprocating into and out of the chassis, and mounting a hard drive housing for rotating in the chassis. The hard drive housing has a hard drive opening. The housing and the slider are connected so that the slider reciprocates out of the chassis to support the housing in response to the access opening of the housing being rotated out of the chassis, and so that the slider reciprocates into the chassis for storage, in response to the access opening being rotated into the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew David Greenfield, Timothy Radloff, Brently L. Cooper