Patents by Inventor Gary B. Garagnon

Gary B. Garagnon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5032776
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disk drive servo system including a "switched-capacitor" digital filter means adapted to attenuate resonant vibration and enhance system stability and position loop control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Unisys Corp.
    Inventor: Gary B. Garagnon
  • Patent number: 4047231
    Abstract: A servo system is disclosed for use with a motor such as the drive motor for the head wheel of a recording and reproducing apparatus, for example. The servo system utilizes a phase comparator to phase lock a feedback signal supplied by a motor tachometer and a reference signal to control the phase and speed of the drive motor. The reference signal is generated by a digital processor which is adapted to adjust the phase of the reference signal to a predetermined lead relative to a standard frequency source and also includes means for adding or subtracting incremental phase adjustments by comparing the phase of said tachometer signal with the phase of said standard frequency source and providing error signals in said incremental amounts for adjusting the resulting reference signal that is applied to the tachometer phase comparator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: Ampex Corporation
    Inventor: Gary B. Garagnon