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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7679900 | Computer enclosure A computer enclosure for mounting a disk drive bracket includes a chassis for receiving the disk drive bracket, and an extending plate releasably positioned and aligned at an end of the chassis. One portion of the disk drive bracket is fixed on the chassis, and the ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7639486 | Rack system providing flexible configuration of computer systems with front access A system for receiving and supporting a plurality of devices connected to a network. The system comprises a rack having a front side providing access to a plurality of chassis bays for receiving a chassis and aligning a back end of the chassis for blind docking with... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7609509 | Data storage device carrier assembly A data storage device carrier assembly includes a first carrier, a second carrier, and a bracket. The first carrier includes a pair of parallel side walls configured for mounting large data storage devices therebetween. The second carrier includes a pair of parallel... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7599176 | Apparatus for providing visual indication of engagement of a drive received within a drive cage An apparatus for providing the visual indication of engagement of a drive received within a drive cage includes an indicator attached to a carrier mounted on a drive received within, a drive cage. The drive cage may be a redundant array of independent disks storage ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7554811 | Data storage device carrier and carrier tray Various arrangements of carrier trays and carriers for data storage devices, such as disk drives, are disclosed. The arrangements of carrier trays and carriers are arranged to be rigid, and therefore more resistant to vibration arising from operation of the data sto... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7542269 | Computer enclosure with rotatable power supply A computer enclosure includes a chassis (10), a disk drive bracket (20) secured in the chassis, and a power supply box (30) pivotally attached to the disk drive bracket. The disk drive bracket includes a pair of sidewalls (24) oppositely.... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7529097 | Rack mounted computer system A rack mounted computer system. In one variation the computer rack is configured for side-by-side placement of computers. In another variation, the computer rack includes flanges for supporting the placement of computer units within the rack. In another variation th... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7515427 | Back-to-back data storage system Described is a data storage system having a rack with opposing sidewalls, an open front side, an open rear side, front compartments for holding chassis received through the front side, and rear compartments for holding chassis received through the rear side. A first... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7508675 | Computer spacing and stabilization system A system for spacing and stabilizing a row of computers includes a strap attached to a plurality of spacer blocks. The strap is arrayed over top of the computer row, and each spacer block is inserted between a pair of adjacent computers to provide substantially unif... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7443661 | Protection device for connectors A protection device is provided to protect connectors which are to be connected to electronic interfaces at a panel of a computer chassis (10). The protection device includes a bracket (30) secured to the panel, and a cover (50) pivotally attach... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436674 | Electronic device display panel An electronic device includes a panel having a display screen that moves along a first axis and pivots about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433183 | Rotational retaining mechanism for storage device A rotational retaining mechanism for storage devices allows storage devices to be unlocked quickly in a rotatable way thereby enlarging the operating space in a housing. The rotational retaining mechanism includes a housing, a modular frame for receiving storage dev... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430111 | Mounting structure for display unit in refrigerator A mounting structure for a display unit in a refrigerator includes an accommodating space formed by depressing a portion of a front surface of a door, an installation space formed in the door to communicate with a portion of the accommodating space, a display unit r... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7411793 | Optical disk device An optical disk device of the present invention has a main PC board carrying a semiconductor element and attached at the rear of a drawer to efficiently dissipate a heat generated from the semiconductor element. The drawer is formed of a material having good thermal... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405926 | Sliding flat panel display and keyboard module A sliding flat panel display and keyboard module for monitoring and controlling server computers on a server rack is described. The sliding flat panel display and keyboard module has an L-shaped supporting frame, a vertical sliding rail, a horizontal sliding rail, a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403396 | Communicating with an electronic module that is slidably mounted in a system A system comprises an electronic module slidably mounted in the system, a first assembly including at least one wireless transceiver mounted in the system, and a second assembly including at least one wireless transceiver to communicate wirelessly with the wireless ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7394660 | Enclosure structure of electronic equipment, and disk array apparatus The invention relates to an enclosure structure of electronic equipment such as a rack-mount disk array apparatus, and its object is to increase the number of apparatus units to be mounted and facilitate replacement thereof. The enclosure structure of electronic equ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388755 | Mechanical liquid crystal display device A mechanical liquid crystal display (LCD) device and particularly to a mechanical LCD device for automatically and rapidly unloading and storing the LCD panel that is especially suitable for a LCD device which has a display panel higher than the case to allow the di... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386748 | Information processing apparatus and control method According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a display device, a main body rotatably connected to the display device and overlapping so as to at least partly face the display device, and a plurality of input devices either on the main bo... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381075 | Rigid structure with a latch mechanism for fastening a handheld device thereto A cradle is provided for a handheld communications device (106). The cradle is comprised of a rigid structure (160), a latch actuator (302), a latch (300), an engagement face (514), and a resilient member (304, 304-1, 304... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372693 | Data storage system with improved power supply installation mechanism A device fastens a plug of a power cord to a frame which is configured to support a power supply. The device includes a body configured to attach to an installation location of the frame and substantially hold the plug at the installation location of the frame when ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364242 | Mounting apparatus for data storage devices A mounting apparatus includes a chassis (10), a fixing member (50) and a bracket (30). The chassis includes a front panel (16), a side panel (14) and a mounting wall (18,19). An opening (20) is defined in the front pa... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364244 | User-controllable latching carrier rail system A system rack configured to house rack-mount modules comprising a support structure; a rack-mount module slidingly mounted within the support structure; a carrier rail system slidingly supporting the module and comprising a pair of linear slides each secured to the ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362565 | Disk drive support system A housing structure is provided for supporting vertically stacked horizontally extending arrays of forwardly removable disk drives in a very compact arrangement. The housing has spaced apart vertical walls with opposite side surface grooves having laterally projecti... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359189 | Electronic device with removable module An electronic device has a removable module installed inside. The removable module includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is adjacent to the second surface. At least one first fastener is disposed on the first surface. At least one second f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359206 | Radio frequency isolation system and cover assembly for vacuum electron device A self-guiding cover assembly for a vacuum electron device (VED) enclosure (704, 1316) has a cover (1002, 1302), a pair of guide plates, and a pair of guide elements (1304, 1306). The cover has at least one electrical connector (1314) dis... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357708 | Anchor structure for fans An anchor structure for fans mainly to fasten a fan to an installation object without damaging the fan structure includes coupling members for fastening through holes formed on the corners of the fan. Each of the coupling members includes a first fastening element r... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359190 | Interface for expansion module and expansion module bay An expansion module including a housing having an interior, an end cap connected to the housing at one end, and an interface device positioned in the housing interior is described. The end cap includes at least two throughholes to the housing interior and at least t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359186 | Storage subsystem The storage subsystem is connected to an external device and comprises a storage device arrangement portion, on which a plurality of storage devices is arranged, and a control device that controls communications between the plurality of storage devices arranged on t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355116 | Removable power supply system A removable power supply system is proposed, which includes a power supply and a power supply adapter. The power supply adapter is fastened and electrically connected to the power supply. The power supply is provided with a first electrical connection portion and a ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355847 | High density computer equipment storage system This relates to the manner in which computers are configured in a given area in order to conserve space and to deal with cooling issues associated with the close housing of a large number of computers. Efficient arrangements for efficiently increasing the density of... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350884 | Tray with integrated rail guides for facilitating installation of equipment units into a cabinet rack Described is an equipment tray having integrated rail guides. The tray has a base sized for supporting a unit of electronic equipment, a back wall extending perpendicularly from the base at a back end of the tray, and opposing side walls spatially separated by the b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352576 | Multi-processor system and tubelike computer module thereof A multi-processor system has a tubelike computer module including plural mother boards configured onto plural side walls of a rack body to form a unitary, continuous and non-segment airflow channel. The airflow channel of the tubelike computer module has larger spac... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350011 | Mobile device expansion system An expansion device is provided for expanding the functionality of a mobile electronic device while in a mobile mode and/or in a desktop mode. The expansion device may be a media slice that provides multimedia functionality to a mobile electronic device. The media s... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347713 | Alignment system A socket alignment system comprising a receiving member disposed adjacent to a socket that is operable to receive an electronic component. A slot is disposed on the receiving member and has a longitudinal axis therethrough. An alignment member extends from an electr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343117 | Electronic apparatus having a plurality of circuit substrates An image forming apparatus including a first circuit substrate, a second circuit substrate, a first supporting member for supporting the first circuit substrate, a second supporting member for supporting the second circuit substrate, a holding member for holding the... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336484 | Computer system chassis including a pivotable cable management bracket A chassis having a pivotable bracket is disclosed. The bracket pivots between an up position to permit an internal cable to be coupled to the bracket and pivots to a down position to form a hood for the passage of heated air into the interior of the computer system.... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336497 | Electronics housing An electronics housing for placement on a support rail includes a base part and an upper part. The base part and the upper part can be detachably connected to one another, and the base part can be snapped to the support rail. Two housing side walls having fasteners ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330348 | Mounting apparatus for data storage device A data storage device assembly includes a data storage device having two sidewalls, each sidewall having a first positioning post; a supporting bracket having two sidewalls, one of the sidewalls defining a guiding slot for locating the first positioning post; a driv... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327567 | Mounting apparatus for power supply A power supply mounting apparatus includes a chassis (40), a mounting board (20) attached to the power supply, and a mounting bracket (30). The chassis includes a rear panel (50) with an opening (52), and first and second side pane... | 02/05/2008 |