Patents by Inventor Robert Frank Gontarek

Robert Frank Gontarek 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).

  • Disk drive backplane capable of supporting multiple disk drive carrier designs
    Patent number: 6970352
    Abstract: A disk drive backplane is described which includes a connector for interfacing with a corresponding connector on each of a plurality of carrier types. A plurality of status indicator arrays is provided, each of which corresponds to at least one of the carrier types and is operable to transmit status information. Each of the arrays is positioned to interface with a corresponding status interface on the corresponding carrier type(s). Circuitry is provided which enables one of the status indicator arrays thereby configuring the backplane to interface with a particular one of the carrier types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Newisys, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie James Record, Robert Frank Gontarek
  • Disk drive backplane capable of supporting multiple disk drive carrier designs
    Publication number: 20040257760
    Abstract: A disk drive backplane is described which includes a connector for interfacing with a corresponding connector on each of a plurality of carrier types. A plurality of status indicator arrays is provided, each of which corresponds to at least one of the carrier types and is operable to transmit status information. Each of the arrays is positioned to interface with a corresponding status interface on the corresponding carrier type(s). Circuitry is provided which enables one of the status indicator arrays thereby configuring the backplane to interface with a particular one of the carrier types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Newisys, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie James Record, Robert Frank Gontarek