Patents by Inventor David Laurence Conway

David Laurence Conway 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: 4107746
    Abstract: In a conventional disk drive device using concentric servo tracks to operate data heads on concentric data tracks, a second mode of operation is provided which is compatible with the use of concentric servo tracks for driving the data heads in a spiral, continuous mode for accessing all of the data on a particular disk surface in a single data read or data write operation. A conventional computer system disk drive could be modified for occasional use in storing and retransmission of video signals. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, each servo track is provided with a once per revolution clock pulse which starts the operation of an integrator. The integrator generates a time varying signal of the same period as the time for one revolution of the disk pack. An error signal is generated by conventional means to indicate the error in position of the servo tracking head with respect to the servo track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Assignee: Control Data Corporation
    Inventor: David Laurence Conway