Patents by Inventor Hale M. Jones

Hale M. Jones 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).

  • Tape path for a magnetic tape transport system
    Patent number: 4093148
    Abstract: The invention is a tape path of a magnetic tape which is incorporated in a tape transport system. The tape path includes a file reel and a machine reel, each reel driven by a drive motor, a capstan, a magnetic head and a control system for controlling the two drive motors and the capstan. The tape path also includes a pair of vacuum chambers disposed in a V with the vertex of the V formed at their closed ends, a pair of auxiliary vacuum chambers disposed adjacent to each vacuum chamber, and a set of rollers and air bearings to guide the magnetic tape along the tape path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1978
    Assignee: Telex Computer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: James P. Urynowicz, Daniel R. O'Neill, Hale M. Jones, Alan Painter