Patents by Inventor Max de Ferran

Max de Ferran 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 recorder and offset playback apparatus with a variable tape length between the recording and reading head
    Patent number: 5589999
    Abstract: A recording head (9) and a playback head (8) each provided with a separate actuating device, a storage hopper (33) between the heads (8, 9) receives the tape (2) fed out by the recording head (9) and stores in loose, random folds when the tape region facing the recording head (9) is at a distance from the tape region facing the reading head (8), two reels interacting with respective heads are arranged in a cassette (1), when the cassette is inserted, a roller (3) grips the tape and pre-engages it into the storage hopper (33), which apparatus enables time-delay playback without causing undesirable congestion or tape installation problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Inventors: Marc Hayat, Max de Ferran