Patents by Inventor Ronald Wellard

Ronald Wellard 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).

  • Alternate use of computer storage device bays
    Patent number: 8285906
    Abstract: A module is provided for installation in a drive bay of a computer and is adapted to accommodate expansion circuitry rather than the electromechanical devices conventionally installed in drive bays. A system interface board is provided for insertion into an expansion socket on the computer's motherboard and is connected to the module, thus interfacing the expansion circuitry to the computer. The expansion circuitry can be greater in volume and is more accessible and more easily cooled than expansion circuitry installed in expansion sockets on the motherboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Golka, Steven Rhodes, Michel Leduc, Richard Martin, Ronald Wellard
  • Alternate use of computer storage device bays
    Publication number: 20030046467
    Abstract: A module is provided for installation in a drive bay of a computer and is adapted to accommodate expansion circuitry rather than the electromechanical devices conventionally installed in drive bays. A system interface board is provided for insertion into an expansion socket on the computer's motherboard and is connected to the module, thus interfacing the expansion circuitry to the computer. The expansion circuitry can be greater in volume and is more accessible and more easily cooled than expansion circuitry installed in expansion sockets on the motherboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin Golka, Steven Rhodes, Michel Leduc, Richard Martin, Ronald Wellard
  • Alternate use of computer storage device bays
    Patent number: 6507882
    Abstract: A module is provided for installation in a drive bay of a computer and is adapted to accommodate expansion circuitry rather than the electromechanical devices conventionally installed in drive bays. A system interface board is provided for insertion into an expansion socket on the computer's motherboard and is connected to the module, thus interfacing the expansion circuitry to the computer. The expansion circuitry can be greater in volume and is more accessible and more easily cooled than expansion circuitry installed in expansion sockets on the motherboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Golka, Steven Rhodes, Michel Leduc, Richard Martin, Ronald Wellard