Patents by Inventor Gerald Dixon

Gerald Dixon 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: 9452800
    Abstract: The bicycle-mounted personal hydration system includes a bladder having a profile that is nested inside of a portion of a bicycle frame so as to not interfere with operation of said bicycle. The bladder includes a first port located on a side surface. The first port enables the bladder to be refilled. The bladder also includes a second port located at a bottommost portion of the bladder. The second port may be in fluid communication with a hose, which travels across the bicycle frame. The hose is further defined with a distal end, which includes a mouthpiece. The mouthpiece is configured to deliver water from the bladder to a bicyclist. The bladder may be made of a flexible material, and include a polygonal shape that is consistent with the opening in a bicycle frame associated with top tube, head tube, and down tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Inventor: Gerald Dixon
  • Patent number: 5012368
    Abstract: A magnetic head/support assembly 10 for assembly into the data access mechanism 70 of a magnetic disk file comprises a magnetic head element 12 and a support structure 11, 20, 21 for the head element. The head/support assembly also comprises a head lead locator 27 including a frame 51 for locating and terminating the leads 15 from the head element 12 remotely from the element. The locator is attached to the support structure and the leads extend across the frame and are retained in fixed spaced apart relationship over a sufficient portion of their lengths to permit direct electrical connection to a correspondingly spaced pattern of conductors on external data channel circuitry carried by the access mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maurice H. Bosier, Gerald Dixon
  • Patent number: 4857087
    Abstract: A disk file 10 employs at least two filters 15,16 for removal of airborne particles, one filter 16 having a relatively coarse mesh and a relatively high rate of airflow and the other 15 having a relatively fine mesh and a relatively low rate of airflow. The fine filter 15 may be combined with a third, breather filter 30 which removes particles from air entering the disk enclosure. The main purpose of the coarse filter 16 is to remove the larger, more damaging particles very rapidly, thereby reducing the risk of damage to the surfaces of the disks 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ivor W. Bolton, Richard N. Gibbons, Gerald Dixon
  • Patent number: D304689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Inventor: Gerald A. Dixon