Patents by Inventor Simon James Matthews

Simon James Matthews 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).

  • Computer module housing
    Patent number: 6934150
    Abstract: A rack mountable shelf supports a plurality of field replaceable units (FRUs) in the form of server cartridges, or blades. The blades are provided with an enclosure that includes a metal portion and a plastics portion. The provision of a blade enclosure for the blade can protect the components of the blade from physical damage and can also isolate them from electrical, static and other effects that could be potentially damaging to the blade components. The use of metal can provide strength and electromagnetic interference shielding with a very thin layer. The use of plastics can provide lightness, flexibilty in design, and the avoidance of metal to metal contact to facilitate insertion and removal of the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Kitchen, Helenaur Wilson, Nigel Dean Ritson, Andrew P. Tosh, Simon James Matthews, Martin Philip Riddiford
  • Computer module housing
    Publication number: 20030030989
    Abstract: A rack mountable shelf supports a plurality of field replaceable units (FRUs) in the form of server cartridges, or blades. The blades are provided with an enclosure that includes a metal portion and a plastics portion. The provision of a blade enclosure for the blade can protect the components of the blade from physical damage and can also isolate them from electrical, static and other effects that could be potentially damaging to the blade components. The use of metal can provide strength and electromagnetic interference shielding with a very thin layer. The use of plastics can provide lightness, flexibilty in design, and the avoidance of metal to metal contact to facilitate insertion and removal of the blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: James Robert Kitchen, Helenaur Wilson, Nigel Dean Ritson, Andrew P. Tosh, Simon James Matthews, Martin Philip Riddiford
  • Handle
    Patent number: D493347
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Phillip Riddiford, Simon James Matthews