Inventor

Robert George Emberty

Inventor

Tucson, AZ, US

Overview

1995–2012

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 51 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G11Bprimary

G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer38%

G06FElectric digital data processing32%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication10%

H02JElectric power networks4%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus3%

H04BTransmission3%

G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables1%

H01RElectrically-conductive connections1%

H02PControl or regulation of electric motors, electric generators or dynamo-electric converters1%

H05KPrinted circuits1%

PatentTitleYear

8,145,919'Power supply apparatus and method using same'2012 7,523,183'Locator for computer equipment'2009 7,523,322'Method and apparatus for supplying power in an automated data storage and retrieval system'2009 7,505,376'Power supply apparatus and method using same'2009 7,463,488'Accessor movably disposed within an automated data storage and retrieval system'2008 7,373,448'Method, system, and program for building a queue to test a device'2008 7,339,896'Available bandwidth detector for SAN switch ports'2008 7,337,246'Apparatus, system, and method for quick access grid bus connection of storage cells in automated storage libraries'2008 7,327,692'System and method for selecting fibre channel switched fabric frame paths'2008 7,233,548'Power supply apparatus and method using same'2007 7,212,470'Method and apparatus to transfer information between a host computer and one or more hard disks disposed in a data storage and retrieval system'2007 7,174,480'Data processing method and system for simulation of hardware faults utilizing a PCI bus'2007 7,082,126'Fiber channel address blocking'2006 7,080,203'Serial EEPROM for volume identification and drive specific information storage in a hard disk drive library'2006 7,016,135'Apparatus and method for automated interconnection and disconnection of disk drive carrier in a system'2006 7,006,325'Automated handling and interface mechanism for library of disk drive carriers'2006 6,957,351'Automated disk drive library with removable media powered via contactless coupling'2005 6,954,938'Apparatus and method to transport a data storage medium disposed in a portable carrier'2005 6,952,792'Failover system for storage area network'2005 6,941,260'Method and apparatus for emulating a fiber channel port'2005 6,904,005'Power supply apparatus and method using same'2005 6,822,820'Apparatus for detecting damage to the transducer head and/or tape guide of an interactive media device'2004 6,775,274'Circuit and method for providing secure communication over data communication interconnects'2004 6,754,768'Library of hard disk drives with transparent emulating interface'2004 6,725,397'Method and system for preserving data resident in volatile cache memory in the event of a power loss'2004 6,721,086'Optical fiber emulator'2004 6,704,330'Multiplexing system and method for servicing serially linked targets or raid devices'2004 6,697,214'Removable disk drive with separable electrical and mechanical components'2004 6,697,891'Parallel read/write circuit and method for efficient storing/retrieval of data to/from a recording medium'2004 6,657,968'Glitcher system and method for interfaced or linked architectures'2003 6,657,806'Method for detecting damage to the transducer head and/or tape guide of an interactive media device'2003 6,650,601'Hard disk drive picking device and method'2003 6,600,238'Redundancy and component failure detection within a switching power system'2003 6,600,703'Magazine for a plurality of removable hard disk drives'2003 6,597,972'Integrated fan assembly utilizing an embedded fan controller'2003 6,545,481'Power interruption detection'2003 6,537,013'Picking mechanism with ventilation system for automated library of memory storage units'2003 6,466,540'Self-healing coupler for a serial raid device'2002 6,464,509'System and method requiring zero insertion force and positive retention of removable storage media in a data storage subsystem'2002 6,442,638'Auto enable/disable system and method for computer interfaced devices'2002 6,430,632'Data management small computer system interface (SCSI) extender for extending SCSI communications between SCSI interfaces located relatively far apart'2002 6,419,403'System and method for optically coupling component service interfaces'2002 6,401,475'Temperature adjustment module and method using same'2002 6,330,246'Method and system for switching SCSI devices utilizing an analog multiplexor'2001 6,290,400'Self-healing optical backplane for coupling components'2001 6,233,073'Diagnostic injection of transmission errors in fiber optic networks'2001 6,177,790'System and method for distributing power between components via a magnetic coupling'2001 6,138,187'Method and system for increasing spatial reuse in a serial storage architecture subsystem'2000 6,122,723'Switching multi-initiator SCSI devices to a singular target bus'2000 5,796,938'Diagnostic subsystem and method for SCSI Interface'1998 5,471,445'Apparatus and method for sensing and holding an item'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995–2012Patents assigned to IBM (49)· patent assignee history

1995Based in Tuscson, AZ, US· patent location history

1998–2012Based in Tucson, AZ, US· patent location history

2004Patents assigned to HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH (1)· patent assignee history

2007Patents assigned to LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD (1)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to EMBERTY ROBERT G (1)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to KLEIN CRAIG ANTHONY (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
IBM	49	1995–2012
EMBERTY ROBERT Gself	1	2012
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH	1	2004
KLEIN CRAIG ANTHONY	1	2012
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD	1	2007

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Tucson, AZ, US	50	1998–2012
Tuscson, AZ, US	1	1995