Patents by Inventor Steve C. Jackson

Steve C. Jackson 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).

  • Mechanical lock-out for preventing tape cartridge insertion into incompatible drives
    Patent number: 5497955
    Abstract: A guidance channel for a tape cartridge and a matching guide for a tape drive chassis to prevent a new design cartridge from being inserted into an old design drive but permitting new design drives to accept new design cartridges or old design cartridges. The cartridge guidance channel is wide at the front of the tape cartridge and narrow at the back of the tape cartridge. Tape cartridges having a narrow channel at the back end cannot be inserted into a drive chassis having a guide with a uniform wide width. The drive chassis guide is narrow at the front and wide at the back. The drive chassis guide can mate with tape cartridge channels having a uniform wide width or with tape cartridge channels having a narrow channel at the back end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Angellotti, Steve C. Jackson, Devin A. Bloom
  • Front bezel with an adapter panel
    Patent number: D365089
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Steve C. Jackson, Matthew Poliakon, Bruce D. Roemmich
  • Front bezel with an adapter panel
    Patent number: D365090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Steve C. Jackson, Matthew Poliakon, Bruce D. Roemmich