Patents by Inventor Linda K. Buckley

Linda K. Buckley 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).

  • Diskette drive and media type determination
    Patent number: 4773036
    Abstract: Diskette media and drive determination in which a diskette controller attempts to read the diskette according to a variety of formats having, for instance, different data transfer rates. A successful read is registered by the controller and that format is thereafter identified with the diskette drive and the diskette media inserted in the drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: IBM Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Berens, David J. Bradley, Linda K. Buckley, Richard A. Dayan, Bruce A. Smith