Patents by Inventor Crispin S. Kraft

Crispin S. Kraft 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).

  • Patent number: 4566087
    Abstract: A mass memory storage device has a plurality of optical disks that the rotation axes of each disk being mounted equidistantly from a main axis. An arm is rotatably mounted about the main axis and is selectively positioned adjacent one of the addressed disks. A transducer head is carried on the distal end of the arm and is operably positioned adjacent an addressed track on the addressed disk. The arm may have two branches at its distal end where each branch carries a transducer head so that data can be read from and written to each side of the disk. Further, about each rotation axis of a disk, may be disposed a plurality of disk coaxially aligned to increase the storage capacity of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Casdade Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Crispin S. Kraft