Patents by Inventor Randall First

Randall First 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).

  • Modular system for automatic hard disk processing and verification
    Patent number: 11748982
    Abstract: A method of using a conveyor system comprising capturing, with a first camera of the conveyor system, a first image of a server tray and a plurality of hard disks received along a first conveyor belt of the conveyor system, checking, with one or more processors of the conveyor system, a first serial number associated with the server tray and a second set of serial numbers associated with the plurality of hard disks against a reference list of serial numbers, capturing, with a second camera of the conveyor system, a second image of the server tray and the plurality of hard disks, and verifying an integrity status of the server tray and plurality of hard disks based on the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ray Tsai, Randall First
  • Modular System for Automatic Hard Disk Processing and Verification
    Publication number: 20220358758
    Abstract: A method of using a conveyor system comprising capturing, with a first camera of the conveyor system, a first image of a server tray and a plurality of hard disks received along a first conveyor belt of the conveyor system, checking, with one or more processors of the conveyor system, a first serial number associated with the server tray and a second set of serial numbers associated with the plurality of hard disks against a reference list of serial numbers, capturing, with a second camera of the conveyor system, a second image of the server tray and the plurality of hard disks, and verifying an integrity status of the server tray and plurality of hard disks based on the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ray Tsai, Randall First
  • Modular system for automatic hard disk processing and verification
    Patent number: 11410417
    Abstract: A method of using a conveyor system comprising capturing, with a first camera of the conveyor system, a first image of a server tray and a plurality of hard disks received along a first conveyor belt of the conveyor system, checking, with one or more processors of the conveyor system, a first serial number associated with the server tray and a second set of serial numbers associated with the plurality of hard disks against a reference list of serial numbers, capturing, with a second camera of the conveyor system, a second image of the server tray and the plurality of hard disks, and verifying an integrity status of the server tray and plurality of hard disks based on the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Raymond Tsai, Randall First
  • Modular System for Automatic Hard Disk Processing and Verification
    Publication number: 20220051014
    Abstract: A method of using a conveyor system comprising capturing, with a first camera of the conveyor system, a first image of a server tray and a plurality of hard disks received along a first conveyor belt of the conveyor system, checking, with one or more processors of the conveyor system, a first serial number associated with the server tray and a second set of serial numbers associated with the plurality of hard disks against a reference list of serial numbers, capturing, with a second camera of the conveyor system, a second image of the server tray and the plurality of hard disks, and verifying an integrity status of the server tray and plurality of hard disks based on the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond Tsai, Randall First