Patents by Inventor Owen Oliver Kidd

Owen Oliver Kidd 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).

  • Publication number: 20240136743
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for providing computer implemented services are provided. The computer implemented services may be provided using hardware components of a data processing system. The hardware components may need to communication with one another to provide the computer implemented services. A data processing system may include a high speed connector assembly that may operably connect multiple hardware devices via cabling rather than through circuit card implemented transmission lines. The cabling may provide improved signal integrity and may reduce demand for circuit card area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: OWEN OLIVER KIDD
  • Patent number: 10524378
    Abstract: Examples herein disclose an apparatus for securing or disengaging a blade server in an enclosure. The apparatus includes a worm gear and a cam gear. The worm gear includes a number of threads to interact with a number of teeth on the cam gear. The cam gear includes the number of teeth to interact with the number of threads and a latch. The latch rotates based on the number of threads interacting with the number of teeth such that the rotation secures or disengages the blade server from the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Mark Vinod Kapoor, John Norton, Owen Oliver Kidd
  • Publication number: 20180332729
    Abstract: Examples herein disclose an apparatus for securing or disengaging a blade server in an enclosure. The apparatus includes a worm gear and a cam gear. The worm gear includes a number of threads to interact with a number of teeth on the cam gear. The cam gear includes the number of teeth to interact with the number of threads and a latch. The latch rotates based on the number of threads interacting with the number of teeth such that the rotation secures or disengages the blade server from the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Mark Vinod Kapoor, John Norton, Owen Oliver Kidd
  • Publication number: 20160270249
    Abstract: In accordance with examples provided herein, a system includes a memory connector, latch, and ejector. The memory connector is to receive a memory module usable in a computing system. The latch is to retain the memory module seated in the memory connector. The ejector is to disengage the latch into a release position, and eject the memory module, based on depressing the ejector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Owen Oliver Kidd