Patents by Inventor Charles Flanigan

Charles Flanigan 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).

  • Crosstalk shielding assembly for addition to one head of a dual magnetic head assembly
    Patent number: 4636902
    Abstract: A dual magnetic head assembly is provided with asymmetrical crosstalk shielding. One of the heads includes a pair of mu-metal washers sandwiching a copper washer, the stacked washers surrounding the portion of the head including the read-write gap. The washers are enclosed within a copper plated mu-metal cap having a central opening through which the gap-containing portion of the head projects for cooperation with a magnetic medium. The other head is unshielded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: Microtek Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Warren L. Dalziel, Charles Flanigan, Donald V. Daniels, John S. Lee, James Johnston