Smart Embedded Computing Assigned Patent

Smart Embedded Computing, Inc., Tempe, AZ, has been assigned a patent (11,023,020) developed by Wong, Suzanne Marye, Tempe, AZ, and Konopka, Kendra Renee, Gilbert, AZ, for a “carrier for one or more solid state drives (SSDs).“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A housing assembly for a solid state drive (SSD) includes a carrier cage configured to be fixed to a riser board, the carrier cage including a peripheral wall having at least one carrier slot. A carrier tray configured to house the SSD includes an interior compartment at least partially defined by the walls of the carrier tray. A first fixture is disposed at a first end of the carrier tray to engage the SSD. A second fixture is disposed at the second end of the carrier tray, opposite the first end, to engage the SSD, wherein the carrier tray is removably disposed within the carrier slot of the carrier cage.”

The patent application was filed on October 30, 2019 (Appl. No.16/667,975).