Patents by Inventor Ron Crain

Ron Crain 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).

  • Shutter lock for use in a flexible data storage card
    Publication number: 20060171074
    Abstract: A flexible data storage card and shutter lock is disclosed. The flexible data storage card includes a housing, a media disc, a shutter, and a shutter lock. The housing includes a card top coupled to a base to define an enclosed region, and an access window defined by the base and communicating with the enclosed region. The media disc is rotatably disposed within the enclosed region. The shutter is slidably disposed within the enclosed region and defines a shutter window selectively alignable with the access window. The shutter lock is disposed within the enclosed region and is selectively couplable with the shutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: J. Wagner, Tu Nguyen, Ron Crain, William Witt, Greg Lyon