Patents by Inventor Tillman Frazier Taylor

Tillman Frazier Taylor 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).

  • Retention system for retaining assemblies within an electric device chassis
    Patent number: 6974914
    Abstract: A retention system is provided for a printed circuit assembly. The retention system comprises a structural wall having a wall edge that defines a slot. A printed circuit assembly is disposed proximate the slot, and a retainer plug is slidably disposed in the slot, such that appropriate movement of the retainer plug locks the retainer plug at a desired location along the slot to limit movement of the printed circuit card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Tillman Frazier Taylor, David William Mayer, Arlen Lee Roesner
  • Rackmount computer system and method
    Patent number: 6958916
    Abstract: A rackmount computer system comprises a 2U rackmount chassis. The system also comprises a card cage adapted to receive at least four vertically stacked and horizontally oriented cards. The card cage is insertable into the 2U rackmount chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Arlen L. Roesner, Tillman Frazier Taylor
  • Tool-less latch mechanism for an enclosure panel
    Patent number: 6795307
    Abstract: A tool-less latch mechanism for attaching a panel to an enclosure for electronic equipment such as a computer. A lever is mounted to a first enclosure component at a pivot point and is operable to move in a pivot plane. A pawl extends from the lever substantially orthogonal to the pivot plane, and an arcuate slot is fixed on a second enclosure component. When the lever pivots from an open to a closed position, engagement of the pawl with a first surface of the slot causes relative movement between the enclosure components in a first longitudinal direction. When the lever pivots from the closed to the open position, engagement of the pawl with a second surface of the slot causes relative movement between the enclosure components in an opposite longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Porter Rodgers Arbogast, Arlen L. Roesner, David W. Mayer, Tom J. Searby, Clint E. Conrady, Tillman Frazier Taylor
  • Rackmount computer system and method
    Publication number: 20040165360
    Abstract: A rackmount computer system comprises a 2U rackmount chassis. The system also comprises a card cage adapted to receive at least four vertically stacked and horizontally oriented cards. The card cage is insertable into the 2U rackmount chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Arlen L. Roesner, Tillman Frazier Taylor
  • Retention system for retaining assemblies within an electronic device chassis
    Publication number: 20040120125
    Abstract: A retention system is provided for a printed circuit assembly. The retention system comprises a structural wall having a wall edge that defines a slot. A printed circuit assembly is disposed proximate the slot, and a retainer plug is slidably disposed in the slot, such that appropriate movement of the retainer plug locks the retainer plug at a desired location along the slot to limit movement of the printed circuit card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Tillman Frazier Taylor, David William Mayer, Arlen Lee Roesner
  • Tool-less latch mechanism for an enclosure panel
    Publication number: 20040085720
    Abstract: A tool-less latch mechanism for attaching a panel to an enclosure for electronic equipment such as a computer. A lever is mounted to a first enclosure component at a pivot point and is operable to move in a pivot plane. A pawl extends from the lever substantially orthogonal to the pivot plane, and an arcuate slot is fixed on a second enclosure component. When the lever pivots from an open to a closed position, engagement of the pawl with a first surface of the slot causes relative movement between the enclosure components in a first longitudinal direction. When the lever pivots from the closed to the open position, engagement of the pawl with a second surface of the slot causes relative movement between the enclosure components in an opposite longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Porter Rodgers Arbogast, Arlen L. Roesner, David W. Mayer, Tom J. Searby, Clint E. Conrady, Tillman Frazier Taylor