Patents by Inventor Richard Ecker

Richard Ecker 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: 10883648
    Abstract: An apparatus for leveling and stabilizing weight biased loads includes a base with a plurality of structural members protruding from a top planar surface of the base. The apparatus further includes the plurality of structural members having two or more tiers, wherein each of the two or more tiers includes at least one structural member from the plurality of structural members. The apparatus further includes a platform disposed on a first tier out of the two or more tiers of the plurality of structural members, wherein a bottom planar surface of the platform is disposed on a top planar surface of at least one structural member of the first tier, wherein each of the two or more tiers of the plurality of structural members provides sequential load support for a weight biased load disposed on the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Budy Notohardjono, Richard Ecker, Suraush Khambati, Shawn Canfield
  • Publication number: 20200271265
    Abstract: An apparatus for leveling and stabilizing weight biased loads includes a base with a plurality of structural members protruding from a top planar surface of the base. The apparatus further includes the plurality of structural members having two or more tiers, wherein each of the two or more tiers includes at least one structural member from the plurality of structural members. The apparatus further includes a platform disposed on a first tier out of the two or more tiers of the plurality of structural members, wherein a bottom planar surface of the platform is disposed on a top planar surface of at least one structural member of the first tier, wherein each of the two or more tiers of the plurality of structural members provides sequential load support for a weight biased load disposed on the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Budy Notohardjono, Richard Ecker, Suraush Khambati, Shawn Canfield
  • Publication number: 20050099781
    Abstract: An enclosure having a top which is folded over at the sides forming vertical side walls, and a bottom wall having large cut out portions. A vertical divider is positioned in the middle of the enclosure for forming two side-by-side receptacles, each for receiving an electronic module in drawer-like fashion. A front portion of the enclosure is hinged by a continuous hinge such that the front portion swings from a closed position to an open position. A tab on the front of the vertical divider engages with a slot in the front wall of the swingable front portion when the front portion is in the closed position for adding rigidity to the enclosure when the front portion is closed. A locking slide arm is provided for locking the hinged front portion in either the open or closed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Ecker, Robert Mullady