Patents by Inventor William A. Rutherford, III

William A. Rutherford, III 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).

  • Connecting multiple peripheral interfaces into one attachment point
    Patent number: 7765358
    Abstract: An interconnect apparatus is provided for connecting at least one peripheral device to a multi-channel interface. The apparatus includes an incoming connector having a first incoming channel connector and at least one second incoming channel connector, wherein the incoming connector is operable to detachably connect to an interface cable, a first outgoing connector having a first outgoing channel connector, at least one second outgoing connector having at least one second outgoing channel connector, and routing logic operable to propagate a first signal between the first incoming channel connector and the first outgoing channel connector, and to propagate at least one second signal between the at least one second incoming channel connector and the at least one second outgoing channel connector; wherein a position of the first outgoing channel connector in the first outgoing connector corresponds to a position of the at least one second outgoing channel connector in the at least one second outgoing connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Rutherford, III, Scott M. Rockwell, Joerg Stohrer
  • CONNECTING MULTIPLE PERIPHERAL INTERFACES INTO ONE ATTACHMENT POINT
    Publication number: 20090271556
    Abstract: An interconnect apparatus is provided for connecting at least one peripheral device to a multi-channel interface. The apparatus includes an incoming connector having a first incoming channel connector and at least one second incoming channel connector, wherein the incoming connector is operable to detachably connect to an interface cable, a first outgoing connector having a first outgoing channel connector, at least one second outgoing connector having at least one second outgoing channel connector, and routing logic operable to propagate a first signal between the first incoming channel connector and the first outgoing channel connector, and to propagate at least one second signal between the at least one second incoming channel connector and the at least one second outgoing channel connector; wherein a position of the first outgoing channel connector in the first outgoing connector corresponds to a position of the at least one second outgoing channel connector in the at least one second outgoing connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: William A. RUTHERFORD, III, Scott M. Rockwell, Joerg Stohrer