Patents by Inventor Shawn Noland

Shawn Noland 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).

  • Multiple drive sled in a storage array
    Patent number: 9491885
    Abstract: An apparatus as associated method contemplating a housing and a midplane supported by the housing having a midplane connector. A printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCB connector is selectively connectable to the midplane connector. A plurality of data storage devices are arranged on the printed circuit board in a staggered pattern, each electrically connected to the PCB connector via a respective electrical trace in the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Noland, Daniel Milligan
  • MULTIPLE DRIVE SLED IN A STORAGE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20160095246
    Abstract: An apparatus as associated method contemplating a housing and a midplane supported by the housing having a midplane connector. A printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCB connector is selectively connectable to the midplane connector. A plurality of data storage devices are arranged on the printed circuit board in a staggered pattern, each electrically connected to the PCB connector via a respective electrical trace in the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Shawn Noland, Daniel Milligan