Patents by Inventor Merle Thowe

Merle Thowe 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).

  • Wipers for pair of stabilized magnetic disks
    Patent number: 4769733
    Abstract: A device and process for stabilizing two coaxially joined flexible magnetic disks is disclosed. Two or more flexible magnetic disks are coaxially joined by a coaxially located spacer. One of the disks is juxtaposed to and rotated against a flat stable Bernoulli surface. A second disk spaced by the spacer from the first disk contains centrally located perforations into which air can flow. According to certain embodiments, a flexible interdisk wiper is positioned between the disks and aids in stabilization thereof. In other embodiments, top and bottom disk wipers are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Freeman, Richard Howe, Brent Jenkins, David Jones, Merle Thowe