Patents by Inventor Rod J. Means

Rod J. Means 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).

  • Cabling picker in a library of stationary memory devices
    Patent number: 6512962
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cabling picker in a library of stationary memory devices. One or more input/output cables electrically connected to a host computer through a destination are provided, and these are moved or manipulated for interconnecting with selected memory devices in the library instead of moving the memory devices to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kamal Dimitri, John E. Kulakowski, Rod J. Means, Jesse L. Thrall, Daniel J. Winarski
  • CABLING PICKER IN A LIBRARY OF STATIONARY MEMORY DEVICES
    Publication number: 20020161474
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cabling picker in a library of stationary memory devices. One or more input/output cables electrically connected to a host computer through a destination are provided, and these are moved or manipulated for interconnecting with selected memory devices in the library instead of moving the memory devices to the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kamal Dimitri, John E. Kulakowski, Rod J. Means, Jesse L. Thrall, Daniel J. Winarski