Patents by Inventor Michael E. Reard

Michael E. Reard 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).

  • USB memory device
    Publication number: 20080280466
    Abstract: A USB memory device includes a circuit board, a connector, and a one-piece housing. The circuit board includes opposed major faces having a plurality of electrical contacts and a memory chip disposed on one of the major faces. The USB connector is coupled to a first end of the circuit board. The one-piece housing is over-molded over the circuit board and a portion of the connector, such that an interior of the one-piece housing contacts an entirety of the opposed major faces including the plurality of electrical contacts and the memory chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Dean E. Sitz, Michael E. Reard
  • Tape reel assembly with stiff winding surface for a tape drive system
    Patent number: 7300016
    Abstract: A tape reel assembly for a tape drive system component, such as a data storage tape cartridge, is described that includes a hub. The hub defines an inner surface and a tape winding surface, and at least a portion of the hub is made of plastic. The tape winding surface has an effective radial modulus of greater than 0.3 million pounds-per-square-inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Jerome D. Brown, Dean E. Sitz, Gregory H. Johnson, Trevor J. Stav, James L. Albrecht, Carter J. Hansen, Geoffrey A. Lauinger, Michael E. Reard, Christopher J. Zwettler
  • Tape reel assembly with radially symmetric deforming tape winding surface
    Patent number: 7059555
    Abstract: A tape reel assembly for a data storage tape cartridge is described. The tape reel assembly has a hub. The hub includes a cylindrical core, an annular arm, and a web. The cylindrical core defines a drive side and a top side. The annular arm is co-axially disposed exterior to and separated from the cylindrical core. Additionally, the annular arm defines a tape winding surface bisected by a center line into a top half opposite the drive side and a bottom half adjacent the drive side. The web extends from the top side of the core, and a web center connects to the annular arm at a point in the top half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Jerome D. Brown, Jerry L. Alexander, Dean E. Sitz, Peter A. Ridl, Michael E. Reard
  • Single reel data storage tape cartridge with internal tape guide
    Patent number: 6915982
    Abstract: A single reel data storage tape cartridge is described that includes a housing having a tape access window. A single tape reel assembly is rotatably disposed within the housing and includes a hub about which a storage tape is wrapped. A tape guide is disposed within the housing adjacent the single tape reel assembly, opposite the tape access window, and is configured to define a pathway of the storage tape from the single tape reel assembly to the tape access window and limit lateral motion of the storage tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Michael A. Mewes, Michael E. Reard, Jerome D. Brown, G. Phillip Rambosek, Geoffrey A. Lauinger, James L. Albrecht
  • Single reel data storage tape cartridge with internal tape guide
    Publication number: 20040238670
    Abstract: A single reel data storage tape cartridge is described that includes a housing having a tape access window. A single tape reel assembly is rotatably disposed within the housing and includes a hub about which a storage tape is wrapped. A tape guide is disposed within the housing adjacent the single tape reel assembly, opposite the tape access window, and is configured to define a pathway of the storage tape from the single tape reel assembly to the tape access window and limit lateral motion of the storage tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Michael A. Mewes, Michael E. Reard, Jerome D. Brown, G. Phillip Rambosek, Geoffrey A. Lauinger, James L. Albrecht
  • Three-piece tape reel assembly with integrated driving teeth and metal flanges
    Patent number: 6474582
    Abstract: A tape reel assembly (14). The tape reel assembly (14) includes three discrete components. The components include a top flange (40), bottom flange (50) and hub (60). Teeth (65) are operatively connected to the hub (65). The flanges (40, 50) are preferably made from metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Zwettler, Michael E. Reard, Geoffrey A. Lauinger, Jerry D. Brown
  • Three-piece tape reel assembly with integrated driving teeth and metal flanges
    Publication number: 20020134875
    Abstract: A tape reel assembly (14). The tape reel assembly (14) includes three discrete components. The components include a top flange (40), bottom flange (50) and hub (60). Teeth (65) are operatively connected to the hub (65). The flanges (40, 50) are preferably made from metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Applicant: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Zwettler, Michael E. Reard, Geoffrey A. Lauinger, Jerry D. Brown