Patents by Inventor Ralph B. McDaniel

Ralph B. McDaniel 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 cleaning device
    Patent number: 4081878
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cleaning device comprising a monocrystalline block fixedly positioned by a mounting means upon a base, the base being fixedly secured in a desired position upon the recorder housing in the path of the magnetic tape, the grain pattern of the monocrystalline block being determined prior to installation of the block so that the direction of the grain pattern being located at substantially a right angle to the magnetic tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1978
    Assignee: N.O.V.A. Corporation
    Inventors: William H. Seidel, Ralph B. McDaniel