Ryan S Signer

7552581, Jun 30, 2009

Sep 10, 2008

12/208182

Alan T. Pfeifer - Wichita KS, US
Ryan Signer - Derby KS, US
John Dunham - Kechi KS, US
Ben Karsak - Rose Hill KS, US

LSI Corporation - Milpitas CA

F16G 13/16
H02G 11/00

59 781, 59900, 248 49, 248 51

Disclosed is an articulated cable chain that has a flat spring that initiates a first folding curve that holds the articulated cable chain in a tight radius. Once the first folding curve is properly initiated, the remaining folding curves in the articulated cable chain are folded at the proper locations and have a small radii, even though the cable within the articulated cable chain tends to cause the cable chain to maintain a straighter configuration.

7576977, Aug 18, 2009

Sep 24, 2007

11/903640

Ryan Signer - Derby KS, US
Robert Harvey - Wichita KS, US
John Dunham - Kechi KS, US

LSI Logic Corporation - Milpitas CA

G06F 1/16

36167933, 211 26

A computer storage enclosure may comprise a mounting chassis and a computer drive apparatus. The mounting chassis may have a plurality of computer drive guides, a plurality of cam pins, and a mounting chassis disengagement ramp. The computer drive apparatus may include a computer drive, a plurality of shoulder screws, and a computer drive handle. The computer drive apparatus may be mounted on the mounting chassis utilizing the shoulder screws guided by the computer drive guides and secured by the computer drive handle, the cam pins, and the shoulder screws. The computer drive apparatus may include a blade drive and be hot-swappable.

7715182, May 11, 2010

Jul 3, 2008

12/167472

Ryan S. Signer - Derby KS, US
John Dunham - Kechi KS, US
Alan T. Pfeifer - Wichita KS, US

LSI Corporation - Milpitas CA

G06F 1/16

36167933, 710107, 3122233, 454184, 165 804

A rack mount drive blade system having a chassis and a drive blade. The chassis has at least one blade bay to accept a drive blade, where the chassis accepts the drive blade into the blade bay with the drive blade in a horizontal orientation. Each blade bay has chassis to blade electrical contacts including at least one cable having a length, for making electrical connections between the chassis and the drive blade. Each blade bay also has slot portions for engaging the drive blade along a length of the drive blade. The chassis has at least one module bay to accept a shared resource module, where each module bay has chassis to module electrical contacts, for making electrical connections between the chassis and the shared resource module. The drive blade has a printed circuit board for providing electrical connections to and from components on the drive blade. The drive blade has at least one hard drive, and drive blade electrical contacts for making electrical connections to the chassis through the at least one cable.

7864539, Jan 4, 2011

Apr 11, 2008

12/082481

John Dunham - Kechi KS, US
Ryan Signer - Derby KS, US
Robert T Harvey - Wichita KS, US
Benny Lima - Snellville GA, US

LSI Corporation - Milpitas CA

H05K 7/18

361727, 361724, 36167933, 36167902, 3122231, 3122232

An apparatus may include drive chassis, at least one horizontal drive drawer extending from a first side of the drive chassis to a second side of the drive chassis and/or at Least one computer drive disposed on the horizontal drive drawer. Additionally, a computer server system and a method for providing the apparatus are disclosed.

7984605, Jul 26, 2011

Apr 2, 2009

12/417510

Alan Pfeifer - Wichita KS, US
John Dunham - Kechi KS, US
Ryan Signer - Derby KS, US

NetAPP, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

H02G 3/04
F16G 13/00

59 781, 248 49, 174 72 A

Disclosed is a cable chain return system that includes a spring for assisting folding and organization of a cable chain. When a customer replaceable unit (CRU) is extended from a chassis to gain access to connectors on the back of the CRU , the cable chain is extended. When the CRU is moved back into the chassis , a plurality of folding curves organize the cable chain , and cables therein, without damaging the cables or inhibiting positioning of the CRU in the chassis. One of these curves is initiated by the spring and therefore aids in returning and organizing of the cable chain.

8000110, Aug 16, 2011

Mar 24, 2008

12/077960

Ryan Signer - Derby KS, US
John Dunham - Kechi KS, US

LSI Corporation - Milpitas CA

H05K 7/02

361807, 361775, 361800, 361816, 361818, 174359, 439247, 439326, 439466, 439567, 4396074

A device may include a connector receptacle coupled to a motherboard; a connector hold-down disposed adjacent to the connector receptacle; and/or a connector cage coupled to the motherboard and covering the connector receptacle and connector hold-down. Additionally, a computer system utilizing a connector hold-down and a method utilizing a connector hold-down are disclosed.

8014156, Sep 6, 2011

Apr 10, 2008

12/100520

Ryan S. Signer - Derby KS, US
Robert T. Harvey - Wichita KS, US

Netapp, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

H05K 5/00

361752

A blade-system computer component with a chassis and a blade. The chassis has a housing for a blade, chassis electrical contacts for making electrical connections to the blade, and two rails for engaging the blade along two sides of a length of the blade. Each of the two rails has a slider portion and a rack portion that both engage the blade, and are both disposed along an entire length of the two rails. The blade has blade electrical contacts for making electrical connections to the chassis, two glides disposed along the entire length of the two sides of the blade, where each of the two glides engage the slider portion of each of the two rails, and provide stability to the blade during relative movement between the blade and the chassis. At least one pinion engages the rack portion of at least one of the two rails, and provides dampening to the relative movement between the blade and the chassis.

6481706, Nov 19, 2002

Jul 26, 2001

09/916156

Tom Gaeddert - Newton KS, 67114
Donald A. Suderman - Newton KS, 67114
Ryan S. Signer - Derby KS, 67037

B65H 316

271 181, 271105, 271901

A magnetic sheet fanner consisting of an elongated horseshoe magnet or bar magnet having an upper end and a lower end, the poles of such elongated magnet extending from the upper end to the lower end; a support frame having an interior space and having a sheet contact side; an axle and axle bearing assembly interlinking the elongated magnet and the support frame so that the elongated magnet may pivotally move between a first position âonâ and a second âoffâ position within the interior space, the elongated magnet directing a magnetic field through the sheet contact side of the housing while the elongated magnet is in its first âonâ position, the elongated magnet directing the magnetic field away from the sheet contact side upon pivotal motion to its second âoffâ position; and a pneumatic actuator adapted for selectively pivoting the elongated magnet between its first and second positions.