Patents by Inventor Robert J. Lajara

Robert J. Lajara 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: 5192143
    Abstract: A quick connect modular unit retainer assembly for easily installing or removing a modular unit such as a disk drive in a computer housing. Threaded inserts having elastomer sleeves are mounted to the modular unit. The insert assemblies are inserted first vertically, and then horizontally, into L-shaped channels on bosses projecting upward from the computer base. Cooperating fingers extending downward from a pivoted computer cover are maneuvered into the L-shaped channels adjacent to the insert assemblies, thereby locking the insert assemblies, and hence modular unit, into place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Lajara, Steven J. Furuta, Vincent P. Hileman