Netgear Assigned Patent

Netgear, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,052,878) developed by Lo, Jim, Los Altos Hills, CA, for a “method and apparatus for providing stackable hard-disk drive carrier using pull-out drawers.”

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A method and apparatus for providing a stackable hard-disk drive, (‘HDD’) carrier using pull-out drawers and fasteners are disclosed. The carrier, in one embodiment, includes an inner case or drawer and an outer frame casing. The inner cage includes a base plate, a front cover, a first side panel, and a second side panel, wherein the first and second side panels are hinged to the base plate. The inner cage is configured to house a removable HDD. The first and second side panels also include fasteners for securing the HDD to the inner cage. The outer frame casing is configured to receive the inner cage via its two opposite guiding walls. The guiding walls are configured to allow extending the inner cage to a predefined distance from the outer frame casing for accessing the HDD.“

The patent application was filed on July 11, 2012 (13/546,745).