Patents by Inventor Robert E. Mascia

Robert E. Mascia 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).

  • Publication number: 20230111661
    Abstract: A screw-latching assembly is provided. The assembly includes a screw with a head, a tip, and a body between the head and tip. The body includes a threaded portion adjacent to the tip and an unthreaded portion adjacent to the head, and the unthreaded portion includes a built-in collar with an outer diameter larger than that of the body. The assembly includes a supporting bracket supporting and partially encompassing a first portion of the screw. The supporting bracket includes a base and multiple sidewalls, with a first sidewall comprising a first opening to allow a second portion of the screw to extend out of the supporting bracket and a second sidewall comprising a second opening to allow access to the head by a torquing tool. The assembly includes a spring surrounding at least a portion of the body, with the spring positioned between the built-in collar and the first sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: John P. Franz, Robert E. Mascia, Michael Dustin Scott
  • Patent number: 9128682
    Abstract: A high performance computing system includes one or more blade enclosures configured to hold a plurality of computing blades, a connection interface, coupled to the one or more blade enclosures, having one or more connectors and a shared power bus that distributes power to the one or more blade enclosures, and at least one power shelf removably coupled to the one or more connectors and configured to hold one or more power supplies. The system may further include the computing blades and the power supplies. The power shelf may include a power distribution board configured to connect the power supplies together on the shared power bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Silicon Graphics International Corp.
    Inventors: Steven J. Dean, Robert E. Mascia, Harvey J. Lunsman, Michael Kubisiak, David R. Collins, Timothy S. McCann
  • Publication number: 20140126143
    Abstract: A high performance computing system includes one or more blade enclosures configured to hold a plurality of computing blades, a connection interface, coupled to the one or more blade enclosures, having one or more connectors and a shared power bus that distributes power to the one or more blade enclosures, and at least one power shelf removably coupled to the one or more connectors and configured to hold one or more power supplies. The system may further include the computing blades and the power supplies. The power shelf may include a power distribution board configured to connect the power supplies together on the shared power bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Silicon Graphics International Corp.
    Inventors: Steven J. Dean, Robert E. Mascia, Harvey J. Lunsman, Michael Kubisiak, David R. Collins, Timothy S. McCann