Patents by Inventor Scott Louis Hanson

Scott Louis Hanson 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).

  • Latching mechanism for tape drive
    Patent number: 6637691
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for loading tape from a single reel tape cartridge into a take-up reel. The hub filler is securely and releaseably attached to the take-up reel upon the hub filler entering the take-up reel. This attachment provides adequate securement between the hub filler and the take-up reel for the tape to be wrapped around the take-up reel during loading of the tape without the hub filler partially ejecting from the take-up reel. By preventing the hub filler from partially ejecting from the take-up reel, damage to the tape and the tape drive loading mechanism is mitigated. Upon unloading of the tape from the tape drive, the hub filler can be readily released from its attachment to the take-up reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Seagate Removable Storage Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: John Anthony Hamming, Robert Ralph Heinze, Scott Louis Hanson, Kempton William Redhead, Walter Fehlmann, Russell Allen Bauer, Turguy Goker