Robert J Stephens

US Patent:

7937982, May 10, 2011

Filed:

Nov 8, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/983299

Inventors:

Carl Aoki - Eden Prairie MN, US
David Weese - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Joshua McCombs - Eagan MN, US
Bradley Parker - Farmington MN, US
Joe Sexton - Minneapolis MN, US
Robert Stephens - Minneapolis MN, US
Duane Peterson - Coon Rapids MN, US
Andrew Strom - Bloomington MN, US
Tito Perfecto - Coon Rapids MN, US
Gary Griner - St. Louis Park MN, US
Kathleen Maurer - Louisville KY, US
Abelardo Acuña - Louisville KY, US
Brian Hanson - Farmington MN, US
Michael Wegehaupt - Louisville KY, US
Chris Nalezny - Maplewood MN, US
James D. Christophel - Louisville KY, US

Assignee:

BBY Solutions, Inc. - Richfield MN

International Classification:

B21D 31/02

US Classification:

72325, 72455, 72479, 241169

Abstract:

A hard disk destruction apparatus is presented having a penetrating point that is manually pressed against a hard disk. The point has an angled tip designed to penetrate the hard disk casing and deform the hard disk platters within. The manual pressing avoids the use of any electrical power or other fuel. In one described embodiment, a mechanical arbor press provides the necessary force. A transparent safety shield surrounds the hard disk during destruction. A restraint prevents upward movement of the hard disk when the point is extracted.

US Patent:

20070263395, Nov 15, 2007

Filed:

May 9, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/430551

Inventors:

Robert Stephens - Minneapolis MN, US
Yeh Shou-ting - Taipei, TW
Eric Chan - New York NY, US
Shigeru Natsume - Brooklyn NY, US

International Classification:

F21S 8/08

US Classification:

362418000

Abstract:

The present invention is a connection light attached to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for viewing wiring connections to the rear surface of the UPS and to nearby equipment. The connection light is operable under normal conditions as well as during a power failure. In some configurations, the connection light is extendible in three dimensions and can be pointed in any direction. The connection light may draw power directly from the UPS, or it may contain its own rechargeable battery. In some configurations, the light is detachable from the UPS.