Patents by Inventor Stephen Roffinoli

Stephen Roffinoli 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).

  • Pivoting vertical mast of an accessor in an automated data storage library
    Publication number: 20070183083
    Abstract: A cartridge accessor employs an accessor base, a vertical mast and a gripper mechanism. The accessor base is operable to translate the cartridge accessor in a horizontal direction within the automated data storage library. The vertical mast is pivotally coupled to the accessor base and the a gripper mechanism is translationally coupled to the vertical mast. The gripper mechanism is operable to translate relative to the vertical mast in a vertical direction within the automated data storage library, and the vertical mast is operable to pivot the vertical mast and the gripper mechanism relative to the accessor base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn Nave, Stephen Roffinoli, Raymond Yardy