Patents by Inventor Colin Arthur Thomas

Colin Arthur Thomas 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).

  • Drive belt loading system
    Patent number: 4117737
    Abstract: A drive belt loading system for automatically loading and unloading a drive belt onto a pulley of a removable device employs a conical transfer means for automatically transferring the drive belt to the pulley upon tensioning of the belt. The transfer means is located below the device pulley so that upon slackening of the belt, the belt is automatically unloaded by dropping back onto the transfer means to allow removal of the device. The system is applied to drive belt loading in a magnetic disk file employing a disk module with an external pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1978
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick John Mulholland, Colin Arthur Thomas