Patents by Inventor William Michael Williams

William Michael Williams 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).

  • Storage cartridge dock system
    Patent number: 9721618
    Abstract: A storage cartridge dock system and method are provided. The storage cartridge dock system in one example includes a case including a front panel, an upper cartridge slot formed in the front panel of the case and configured to receive an upper storage cartridge, with the upper cartridge slot including an upper interface connector, at least a lower cartridge slot formed in the front panel and configured to receive a lower storage cartridge, with the at least lower cartridge slot including a lower interface connector, and a first external connector and a second external connector coupled to the upper interface connector of the upper cartridge slot and coupled to the lower interface connector of the at least lower cartridge slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dilbag Singh Pannu, Gregory Crosby, John Lynn Harting, William Michael Williams, Timothy George Harrington, II, Thomas F. Meehan
  • STORAGE CARTRIDGE FOR USE IN STORAGE DOCK SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140301033
    Abstract: A storage cartridge and method are provided. The storage cartridge in one example includes a cartridge body including an insertion face configured to be inserted into a cartridge slot of the storage cartridge dock system, with at least one storage medium positioned within the cartridge body and configured to store digital data, a first connector portion of a first interface technology formed in the insertion face, wherein the first connector portion can be coupled to a corresponding interface connector in a cartridge slot of the storage cartridge dock system, and at least a second connector portion of a second interface technology formed in the insertion face, wherein the at least second connector portion can be coupled to an interface cable when the storage cartridge is not inserted in the storage cartridge dock system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: HGST Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Dilbag Singh Pannu, Gregory Crosby, John Lynn Harting, William Michael Williams, Timothy George Harrington, II, Thomas F. Meehan
  • STORAGE CARTRIDGE DOCK SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140301034
    Abstract: A storage cartridge dock system and method are provided. The storage cartridge dock system in one example includes a case including a front panel, an upper cartridge slot formed in the front panel of the case and configured to receive an upper storage cartridge, with the upper cartridge slot including an upper interface connector, at least a lower cartridge slot formed in the front panel and configured to receive a lower storage cartridge, with the at least lower cartridge slot including a lower interface connector, and a first external connector and a second external connector coupled to the upper interface connector of the upper cartridge slot and coupled to the lower interface connector of the at least lower cartridge slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: HGST Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Dilbag Singh Pannu, Gregory Crosby, John Lynn Harting, William Michael Williams, Timothy George Harrington, II, Thomas F. Meehan