Patents by Inventor Pete Austin

Pete Austin 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).

  • Electronic video display mount
    Patent number: 8717506
    Abstract: An electronic video display mount includes a substantially vertical mounting pole rigidly attached to a pole foot; and a mounting collar releasably fixed to a mounting location that is selectively defined between a minimum distance and a maximum distance from the pole foot on the pole. The mount also includes a substantially horizontally mounted linear slide assembly fixedly attached to the mounting collar at an attachment interface, and a Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) mount pivotally attached to the linear slide assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Pete Austin, Tony O. Anuez
  • ELECTRONIC VIDEO DISPLAY MOUNT
    Publication number: 20130021539
    Abstract: An electronic video display mount includes a substantially vertical mounting pole rigidly attached to a pole foot; and a mounting collar releasably fixed to a mounting location that is selectively defined between a minimum distance and a maximum distance from the pole foot on the pole. The mount also includes a substantially horizontally mounted linear slide assembly fixedly attached to the mounting collar at an attachment interface, and a Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) mount pivotally attached to the linear slide assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Pete Austin, Tony O. Anuez
  • Media drive containment apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7333329
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a media drive containment apparatus and methods are provided. In one representative embodiment a media drive containment apparatus includes a drivecage which supports at least one media drive. The drivecage is moveable along an axis from an operating position to a release position and the movement of the drivecage to the release position unlocks the media drive from the drivecage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeff Lambert, Pete Austin, Donald Hall
  • Media drive containment apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20050243507
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a media drive containment apparatus and methods are provided. In one representative embodiment a media drive containment apparatus includes a drivecage which supports at least one media drive. The drivecage is moveable along an axis from an operating position to a release position and the movement of the drivecage to the release position unlocks the media drive from the drivecage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Jeff Lambert, Pete Austin, Donald Hall
  • Reconfigurable electronic device chassis and interchangeable access panels for use in same
    Publication number: 20050213294
    Abstract: A plurality of interchangeable access panels each adapted to be removably attached to a partially-assembled chassis to occupy at least a portion of a vacant region of an exterior wall. Also, each access panel comprises a configuration of at least one aperture each constructed and arranged to provide operational access to components housed in the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Jeff Lambert, Pete Austin, Michael Durham, Juan Perez, Khaldoun Alzien