Patents by Inventor Richard Creason

Richard Creason 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).

  • Computer system having front and rear cable access
    Patent number: 6594150
    Abstract: A computer system comprising a chassis and housing removable servers supported in subchassis, each chassis having optional front or read cable access. Power and signal connectivity to the servers may be made from the front or rear of the system. The subchassis may be half the width of the chassis or a quarter of a width of the chassis. The subchassis further include an upper bay and a lower bay as well as a plurality of field replaceable units, which all may be access through the front of the chassis. One or more of the field replaceable units connect to the system through a midplane, located within the subchassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Creason, Clifford B. Willis, Denise Silverman, Michael Sean White, David M. Arstein, Victor E. JoChiong, Timothy E. Mautz, Steve M. Wilson, Raymond Kai Ho, Kaamel Kermaani, Carl Meert, Adiymar Bigio, Vince Hileman
  • Computer system having front and rear cable access
    Publication number: 20020012232
    Abstract: A computer system comprising a chassis and housing removable servers supported in subchassis, each chassis having optional front or read cable access. Power and signal connectivity to the servers may be made from the front or rear of the system. The subchassis may be half the width of the chassis or a quarter of a width of the chassis. The subchassis further include an upper bay and a lower bay as well as a plurality of field replaceable units, which all may be access through the front of the chassis. One or more of the field replaceable units connect to the system through a midplane, located within the subchassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Richard Creason, Clifford B. Willis, Denise Silverman, Michael Sean White, David M. Arstein, Victor E. JoChiong, Timothy E. Mautz, Steve M. Wilson, Raymond Kai Ho, Kaamel Kermaani, Carl Meert, Adiymar Bigio, Vince Hileman