Patents by Inventor Randall Elmer

Randall Elmer 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).

  • AUTOMATIC IMPLEMENTATION OF A PHYSICAL BARRIER TO PROTECT REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA ACCESS
    Publication number: 20230215463
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein enables automatic implementation of a physical barrier to protect access to data on removable storage media. In a particular embodiment, a method provides determining that the item moved into a storage position using an automatic transfer mechanism and determining that a condition for protecting the item is satisfied. Upon determining that the condition is satisfied, the method provides implementing a physical barrier that prevents the automatic transfer mechanism from removing the item from the storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Carsten Prigge, Turguy Goker, Robert Yang, Bruno Hald, Robert Munio, Randall Elmer, Ryan Duffy, Scott Rockwell
  • Automatic implementation of a physical barrier to protect removable storage media access
    Patent number: 11605401
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein enables automatic implementation of a physical barrier to protect access to data on removable storage media. In a particular embodiment, a method provides determining that the item moved into a storage position using an automatic transfer mechanism and determining that a condition for protecting the item is satisfied. Upon determining that the condition is satisfied, the method provides implementing a physical barrier that prevents the automatic transfer mechanism from removing the item from the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: Carsten Prigge, Turguy Goker, Robert Yang, Bruno Hald, Robert Munio, Randall Elmer, Ryan Duffy, Scott Rockwell
  • AUTOMATIC IMPLEMENTATION OF A PHYSICAL BARRIER TO PROTECT REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA ACCESS
    Publication number: 20210343313
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein enables automatic implementation of a physical barrier to protect access to data on removable storage media. In a particular embodiment, a method provides determining that the item moved into a storage position using an automatic transfer mechanism and determining that a condition for protecting the item is satisfied. Upon determining that the condition is satisfied, the method provides implementing a physical barrier that prevents the automatic transfer mechanism from removing the item from the storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Carsten Prigge, Turguy Goker, Robert Yang, Bruno Hald, Robert Munio, Randall Elmer, Ryan Duffy, Scott Rockwell