Patents by Inventor Ian Peter McGuire

Ian Peter McGuire 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).

  • TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TESTING WITH A TEST APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120262812
    Abstract: There is disclosed a test apparatus for performing testing with a read/write head and method of testing with a test apparatus. The test apparatus includes a head load mechanism for receiving and positioning the read/write head during testing and a multi-channel preamplifier arranged to interface plural channels to a measurement system. A first channel of the multi-channel preamplifier has a connector for connecting to the read/write head. One or more other channels of the multi-channel preamplifier is connected to or has a connector for connecting to another device for interfacing that device to the measurement system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Xyratex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ian Peter McGuire, Graham Robert Eveleigh, Keith Rowland Charles Brady