Patents by Inventor Robert E. Allan

Robert E. Allan 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).

  • Removable data storage drive security module with lockable write protect feature
    Patent number: 5126890
    Abstract: A security module for a removable disk drive having a lockable hardware write protect feature for use with docking base. Additional features provided by the invention are an enclosure and electrical connection interface designed to reduce or eliminate radio frequency interference (RFI) and electromagnetic interference (EMI), a removal mechanism that provides for orderly powering down of a disk drive before removal of the security module from a docking base, and a module latching and lock mechanism that provides for positive, lockable securement of the module into a docking base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Z-Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack P. Wade, Raymond Lederer, Norman D. Young, Robert E. Allan
  • Handgun locking and unlocking apparatus
    Patent number: 4763431
    Abstract: Locking devices for guns operate to lock the guns against inadvertent or unauthorized firing, and at the same time enable quick and controlled unlocking of guns, to enable their use, as against home intruders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Inventors: Robert E. Allan, Robert M. Allan