Patents by Inventor Ash Nayak

Ash Nayak 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).

  • Low profile mechanism for biased driving of driven roller in tape cartridge
    Patent number: 5833161
    Abstract: A low profile mechanism for biased driving of driven roller in tape cartridge includes a rotor-on-the-outside motor placed on a reciprocating base plate and moved by the base plate to engage a drive roller with a predefined control force. The drive roller is translatable such that it conveys all or part of the control force to the driven roller of a supplied tape cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Seagate Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ash Nayak, Kurt Buckland