Patents by Inventor Charles C. Woodard

Charles C. Woodard 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).

  • Media module
    Patent number: 4458282
    Abstract: A module for dust-free containment of rotating data storage media such as disc packs, both in and out of the drive, including top and bottom covers, sliding door access for read/write heads and filtered air, a carrying handle coupled to the media hub for carrying the module and for locking the media in a fixed position within the module while being transported, and a removable chuck plate cover for covering a magnetic chuck plate and for locking the media in a fixed position within the module while being stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Paul K. Mui, James H. Smith, Charles C. Woodard, Laurence J. Albrecht