Patents by Inventor Gus Cotey, deceased

Gus Cotey, deceased 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).

  • Transport apparatus for a single reel tape cartridge
    Patent number: 5155639
    Abstract: A tape transport which is sized to fit within an 8 inch form factor or footprint, to accommodate prevailing mini/micro computer applications, and including operative components which are capable of automatically receiving IBM Corporation's 3480-type tape cartridge and the web of tape which it contains for appropriate introduction to the transport for presentation to a high performance magnetic recording head. This permits a use of the 3480 tape cartridge in a transport apparatus which is capable of fitting within an 8 inch form factor or footprint, and which is therfore acceptable for use in connection with many mini/micro computer applications, yet which is capable of providing high performance (parallel track, high transfer rate) storage and retrieval due to its compatability (and interchangeability) with the format used by the IBM Corporation in connection with its 3480 tape cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Sanford Platter, Robert T. Heath, Ron Permut, William J. Rueger, Jeffrey M. Farina, Gus Cotey, deceased, Arnold Schonfeld, Faquir C. Mittal, H. James Sheaffer, Curtis V. Brooks