Patents by Inventor Gary E. McCabe

Gary E. McCabe 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: 4855980
    Abstract: A technique for storing and retrieving information containing discs utilizing a movable disc storage magazine is disclosed herein. The disc storage magazine, which is designed to store a plurality of information containing discs in individual compartments, is movable along a predetermined path which passes through a specific disc storage station such that each of the individual compartments is positionable within that station. At the same time, a disc drive for storing information on and retrieving information from the discs is located at a disc drive station spaced from the disc storage station. Means are provided for moving the disc storage magazine in a way which places a desired magazine compartment at the disc storage station and means are provided for transferring an information containing disc between that compartment and the disc drive station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Cygnet Systems
    Inventors: Paul Hug, Bill Umeda, Paul A. Yesnosky, Bart Raudebaugh, Gary Ricco, Gary E. McCabe