Patents by Inventor Michael Paul Nelson

Michael Paul Nelson 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).

  • Patent number: 9857664
    Abstract: An example enclosure includes a base, a plurality of walls extending from the base, and a top disposed opposite the base and connected to at least one of the plurality of walls. The enclosure also includes a light assembly configured to illuminate an interior space of the enclosure. The light assembly includes a diffuser, a heat sink connected to the diffuser, a substrate connected to the heat sink, and a light source connected to the substrate. The diffuser may be connected to one of the top or the base such that the heat sink is spaced from the one of the top or the base. Additionally, the top is moveable toward the base to transition the enclosure from an expanded state to a collapsed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Tang, John Larkin, Isabella Talley Lewis, Cameron Bo Logsdon, Michael Paul Nelson, Gregory James Nyssen, Guruprasad Ramanathan, Srivatsan Subbarayan, Robi Thomas, William Franklin Troutman, Jr., Bradley David Urban
  • Patent number: 9442347
    Abstract: An example enclosure includes a base, a plurality of walls extending from the base, and a top disposed opposite the base and connected to at least one of the plurality of walls. The at least one wall includes a light assembly configured to illuminate an interior space of the enclosure at least partly defined by the base and the plurality of walls. The top is moveable toward the base to transition the enclosure from an expanded state to a collapsed state. Additionally, the at least one wall includes a first panel and a second panel movable relative to the first panel. Further, the first and second panels extend substantially parallel to the base when the enclosure is in the collapsed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory James Nyssen, Andrew Wayne Barber, Adam Douglas Hand, Robert James Hollins, Fabrice Koukoui, Cameron Bo Logsdon, Michael Paul Nelson, Hideaki Omori, David Sepeau, Gurkirat Singh, Suchita Sitani, Yosuke Yano
  • Patent number: 6574071
    Abstract: A disk drive receives a removable storage disk thereinto and has a frame and a disk motor helically mounted thereto for engaging the disk and applying a rotating force thereto. The motor has first threads integral therewith and the frame has second, mating threads integral therewith. The first and second threads interact to achieve helical movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Paul Nelson, Arulmani Ethirajan
  • Publication number: 20020171973
    Abstract: A storage drive has a cartridge retention and ejection assembly for receiving and retaining a storage cartridge therein and for ejecting the retained cartridge. In the assembly, a rotatable member rotates on an axis between a first position and a second position, and is biased to the first position. The member includes a base with the axis and a cartridge-contacting arm extending from the base. The member is arranged in the drive such that a cartridge received within the drive contacts the cartridge-contacting arm and thereby rotates the member from the first position to the second position. Releasing the rotatable member from the second position to the first position causes the cartridge-contacting arm of the member to forcibly push against the cartridge and eject same from the drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventor: Michael Paul Nelson
  • Publication number: 20020159189
    Abstract: A drive receives a removable storage cartridge thereinto and retains the received cartridge. The cartridge includes a shell and a storage media disposed within the shell. The drive has a motor for engaging the media within the retained cartridge and applying a motive force to the engaged media, and an ejection mechanism for ejecting the retained cartridge upon actuation. The drive also has a stopper for contacting the cartridge at least during ejection thereof and for co-acting with the ejecting cartridge to stop the ejecting cartridge at a predetermined ejection travel distance. The cartridge has a stop feature that co-acts with the stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Lawrence Clayton, Michael Paul Nelson
  • Publication number: 20020118486
    Abstract: A disk drive receives a removable storage disk thereinto and has a frame and a disk motor helically mounted thereto for engaging the disk and applying a rotating force thereto. The motor has first threads integral therewith and the frame has second, mating threads integral therewith. The first and second threads interact to achieve helical movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Michael Paul Nelson, Arulmani Ethirajan
  • Patent number: 6307710
    Abstract: A storage disk cartridge comprises a storage disk, a shell, a linear shutter, and a compression spring. The shell has first and second main walls generally parallel to the storage disk and encasing the storage disk there between. The storage disk is rotatable within the shell. The shell also has a side wall extending between the first and second main walls. A head access aperture is formed in the side wall. The aperture enables a head to be inserted into the shell to be positioned in operative relationship with respect to the storage disk. The linear shutter is mounted to the shell, and is generally linearly movable between a closed position where the shutter covers the aperture and an open position where the shutter exposes the aperture. A compression spring is coupled to the shell and to the linear shutter and biases the shutter to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Paul Nelson