Patents by Inventor Phillip Straw

Phillip Straw 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).

  • Intelligent storage media tray for identification and replacement of failed storage device in distributed storage systems
    Patent number: 10684928
    Abstract: A storage server receives a control signal indicating that a specific storage device of a plurality of storage devices housed by a specific storage media tray has failed. The storage media tray is in turn housed by the specific storage server, which can house many such trays. In responsive to receiving the control signal, the server activates a visual fault indicator on an external display panel, indicating that the storage server contains a storage media tray housing a failed storage device. An external visual indicator on the specific storage media tray is activated to indicate that the specific storage media tray houses a failed storage device. The specific storage media tray activates an internal visual indicator identifying the specific storage device which has failed in the specific storage media tray. When the specific failed storage device has been replaced with a working storage device, the indicators are deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Inventors: Phillip Straw, Harry Richardson, Robert Drury, Martin Raumann, David Anders