Patents by Inventor Bradley Alan Silen

Bradley Alan Silen 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).

  • Detecting diskette insertion
    Patent number: 5835297
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer system for detecting the insertion of a medium in a medium drive, including applying energy to a drive motor of the medium drive; changing the state of a medium change signal, in response to the energy, to reflect the presence of a medium in the medium drive; and relaxing the energy before the drive motor turns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corp.
    Inventors: Mark D. Moore, Bradley Alan Silen, Paul Beard