Patents by Inventor Justin Ryan Cripps

Justin Ryan Cripps 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).

  • Method and apparatus to wind a tape around a rotatable reel
    Patent number: 6629657
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to dispose a tape around the hub portion of a rotatable reel disposed within a tape cartridge, said hub including a pair of flanges extending outwardly therefrom and arranged to contain said tape, each of said flanges having an inner surface, said tape disposed on said hub such that a first edge of a first portion of said tape is disposed on the inner surface of a first flange and such that neither of the edges of a second portion of the tape are disposed on the inner surface of that first flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Ryan Cripps, Ernest Stewart Gale, Robert Allen Hutchins, James Mitchell Karp
  • Apparatus and method for stabilizing a data tape cartridge for transport
    Patent number: 6618224
    Abstract: A device for mechanically isolating the media tape reel of a data tape cartridge from its outer protective housing utilizes a compliant, cylindrical object. The object prevents relative movement between the reel and the housing in three degrees of freedom. The object is inserted into an opening in the housing of the tape cartridge for applying force against the reel. The compliant nature of the object allows it to be retained in the opening and engage the hub of the reel. The reel is pushed and held against an inner surface of the housing to prevent axial, radial, and rotational motion of the reel relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Ryan Cripps, David Michael Davis, Ernest Stewart Gale, Robert Allen Hutchins, James Mitchell Karp
  • Apparatus and method for stabilizing a data tape cartridge for transport
    Publication number: 20020159191
    Abstract: A device for mechanically isolating the media tape reel of a data tape cartridge from its outer protective housing utilizes a compliant, cylindrical object. The object prevents relative movement between the reel and the housing in three degrees of freedom. The object is inserted into an opening in the housing of the tape cartridge for applying force against the reel. The compliant nature of the object allows it to be retained in the opening and engage the hub of the reel. The reel is pushed and held against an inner surface of the housing to prevent axial, radial, and rotational motion of the reel relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: International Business machines corporation
    Inventors: Justin Ryan Cripps, David Michael Davis, Ernest Stewart Gale, Robert Allen Hutchins, James Mitchell Karp
  • Method and apparatus to wind a tape around a rotatable reel
    Publication number: 20020134874
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to dispose a tape around the hub portion of a rotatable reel disposed within a tape cartridge, said hub including a pair of flanges extending outwardly therefrom and arranged to contain said tape, each of said flanges having an inner surface, said tape disposed on said hub such that a first edge of a first portion of said tape is disposed on the inner surface of a first flange and such that neither of the edges of a second portion of the tape are disposed on the inner surface of that first flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Ryan Cripps, Ernest Stewart Gale, Robert Allen Hutchins, James Mitchell Karp