Patents by Inventor Gary Thorup Wright

Gary Thorup Wright 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).

  • Transducer support and stabilizer
    Patent number: 4003091
    Abstract: A toroidal-shaped stabilizer mounts a transducer for controlled penetration into a flexible record media, preferably a record disk. The toroidal-shaped stabilizer has a convex surface facing the flexible disk to be stabilized. The convex surface has an apex in an outer radial portion of the toroidal stabilizer. The toroidal stabilizer can be used in either a multiple disk assembly, with a single disk assembly or any nondisk type flexible magnetic record apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1977
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Gary Thorup Wright