Patents by Inventor Gregory G. Schober

Gregory G. Schober 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).

  • Disk drive insertion and removal interlock
    Patent number: 5077722
    Abstract: An interlock for a disk drive unit having a handle and a camming arrangement responsive to pivotal movements for inserting and withdrawing the unit from a housing fixture. A solenoid is actuable to lock the handle when the unit is fully inserted. A sensor is adapted for sensing an interlock engagement between the solenoid armature and the handle. For removing the disk drive unit, a delay is interposed before retracting the solenoid armature to assure that the disk drive unit is fully stopped before the handle can be rotated for removal of the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Convex Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Edward D. Geist, Arthur T. Kimmel, Gregory G. Schober, Trenton A. Ames, David B. Matthews, John W. Clark