Patents by Inventor Philip W. Sobey

Philip W. Sobey 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: 6497465
    Abstract: An anti-tilt mechanism for a drawer assembly, the drawer assembly being in a rack, is disclosed. The anti-tilt mechanism comprises two railing portions coupled to the rack and two brackets, each of the two brackets respectively coupled to one of the two railing portions. Each of the. two brackets comprises a first planar portion and a second planar portion, the second planar portion coupled to the top of the first planar portion and extending substantially perpendicular to the first planar portion, the second planar portion capable of preventing the drawer assembly from tilting during a slidable operation thereof. The anti-tilt mechanism in accordance with the present invention prevents the drawer assembly from tilting during the slidable operation of the assembly. This is desirable because if tilting occurs during the slidable operation of the assembly, the assembly could be damaged and/or a system operator could be injured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce E. Baker, John S. Corbin, Philip W. Sobey
  • Patent number: 6378966
    Abstract: A device for use with a computer drawer assembly, the computer drawer assembly including a safety latch. The device comprises a first planar portion and a second planar portion coupled to the first planar portion wherein the second planar portion retracts the safety latch during the slidable operation of the computer system. The device eliminates the tedious process of having to manually retract the safety latch with a screwdriver-type tool when using the computer drawer assembly. This adds significant convenience when a system operator needs to slidably maneuver the computer drawer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce E. Baker, Philip W. Sobey
  • Patent number: 4583873
    Abstract: A printer with improved integral automated cut sheet feeding apparatus including a hopper (10) adapted to attach to bearing members on sheet picker roller (22), shaft (20), hopper (10) also including an upwardly biased sheet floor (58) being adapted to slidingly engage dual function corner restraint members (66) and to cooperate therewith to limit the stack size and reliably feed a single sheet properly oriented without requiring additional alignment means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Harville M. Parks, Philip W. Sobey, Bilson J. Wilson, Jr.