Patents by Inventor Jeffery P. Wilde

Jeffery P. Wilde 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).

  • Optical system and method using optical fibers for storage and retrieval of information
    Patent number: 5940549
    Abstract: An optical system and method for selective transmission of light between a source of light and a set of storage disks along an optical path that includes at least one individual optical fiber. In an optical system and method that uses a magneto-optical storage medium, single-mode polarization maintaining optical fibers and a compensator may be included. Alternatively, the optical system and method may include an optical switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Seagate Technology, Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffery P. Wilde, Joseph E. Davis, Jerry E. Hurst, Jr., John F. Heanue, Jeff Drazan