Expandable modular disk drive array
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Description
FIG. 1 is a reduced top front and right side perspective view of an expandable modular disk drive array showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a top front and right side perspective view of a second embodiment thereof wherein the only difference is in the proportions.
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Patent History
Patent number: D350944
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 8, 1993
Date of Patent: Sep 27, 1994
Assignee: Micropolis Corporation (Chatsworth, CA)
Inventors: Donald E. Shewmon (Thousand Oaks, CA), Martin E. Smith (Camarillo, CA), Michael L. Steen (Newburg Park, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Law Firm: Poms, Smith, Lande & Rose
Application Number: 0/5,597
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 8, 1993
Date of Patent: Sep 27, 1994
Assignee: Micropolis Corporation (Chatsworth, CA)
Inventors: Donald E. Shewmon (Thousand Oaks, CA), Martin E. Smith (Camarillo, CA), Michael L. Steen (Newburg Park, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Law Firm: Poms, Smith, Lande & Rose
Application Number: 0/5,597
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D14/102