Patents by Inventor Robert Mark Lindsay

Robert Mark Lindsay 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: 6819567
    Abstract: The functionality of a blade is expanded by the installation of an expansion unit including expansion components. The blade and expansion unit are provided with connectors allowing the blade components to access and utilize the expansion components when the connectors are mated. The blade and expansion unit include elements ensuring that the connectors align properly as the expansion unit is installed onto the blade, making the installation simple and quick. The blade and expansion unit also include elements securing the connection between the two, once made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce E. Baker, Martin Joseph Crippen, Robert Mark Lindsay, Michael Sven Miller, Peter Andrew Smith, Brian Alan Trumbo
  • Publication number: 20040100775
    Abstract: The functionality of a blade is expanded by the installation of an expansion unit including expansion components. The blade and expansion unit are provided with connectors allowing the blade components to access and utilize the expansion components when the connectors are mated. The blade and expansion unit include elements ensuring that the connectors align properly as the expansion unit is installed onto the blade, making the installation simple and quick. The blade and expansion unit also include elements securing the connection between the two, once made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce E. Baker, Martin Joseph Crippen, Robert Mark Lindsay, Michael Sven Miller, Peter Andrew Smith, Brian Alan Trumbo
  • Patent number: D878668
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ideal Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Robert Mark Lindsay, Kurt Wilcox, Zongjie Yuan, Rowan Lawson