Patents by Inventor Peter M. Collins

Peter M. Collins 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: 20240168528
    Abstract: An information handling system bay accepts plural communication carriers having storage communication support, such as in compliance with OCP3.0. The communication carrier has a support structure to support processing components, such as a network interface controller coupled to a printed circuit board, and coupled within the bay by a latch having a member extending from one end to engage the bay housing and latching an opposite chamfered end with a pin coupled to a spring loaded button. A press on the button away from the latch releases the chamfered end from the pin so support structure member is free from the housing bay to remove the communication carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Zhao Chen, Harris Di, John C. Donachy, Amrita Sidhu Maguire, Weidong Zuo, Libertad Paloma Escobar Carrizales, Peter A. Kaltenbach, Kevin M. Keller, Brad P. Collins
  • Patent number: 7639144
    Abstract: A system and method for validating adherence of an UII identifier code to one of several prescribed DOD codes by means of a programmed series of tests. First the code is tested for a prescribed header and a last character message. If one or the other is not found, the process stops and an error message is displayed. Field separator characters are identified that divide the message into fields. If the header, end of message character, and field separator are found and tested successfully, the program proceeds, and searches for an identifier of one of the DOD prescribed semantic formats. The semantic format identifier is extracted and tested. If valid, the process proceeds. If not, an error message is displayed. In proceeding, each field is stored, and the data from each field is extracted in accordance with the format identifier that had been extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: a2b Trackin Solutions
    Inventors: Christos B. Kapsambelis, Peter M. Collins, David J. Collins
  • Patent number: D309561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter M. Collins