Patents by Inventor R. Galen McCrea, Jr.

R. Galen McCrea, Jr. 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).

  • Composite data cartridge drive belt
    Patent number: 6205000
    Abstract: The data cartridge drive belt of this invention comprises a layer of a low stiffness belt material and a layer of a high stiffness belt material. By inserting the belt into the tape cartridge so that the high stiffness belt material is adjacent to the tape pack and the low stiffness material is away from the tape pack the neutral axis in the belt is shifted toward the tape pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Mary R. Hable, Kam W. Law, Christopher J. Zwettler, R. Galen McCrea, Jr., David P. Smith, Jeffrey W. McCutcheon