Patents by Inventor Ted Brooks

Ted Brooks 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).

  • Position sensor
    Publication number: 20050286153
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a load position sensor for a tape drive includes a tape cartridge loading mechanism, a head movable in response to movement in the loading mechanism, and a sensor operatively coupled to the head for sensing a position of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Ted Brooks, Leslie Christie
  • Method and apparatus for sensing position of a tape head in a tape drive
    Publication number: 20050041323
    Abstract: A method for sensing position that comprises generating light, eclipsing the light according to position, sensing the amount of light not eclipsed, and inferring position according to the sensed amount of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Leslie Christie, William Proctor, Ted Brooks