Patents by Inventor Theodore Hodapp

Theodore Hodapp 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).

  • Head wiper for Bernoulli disk drive
    Patent number: 5237477
    Abstract: A disk drive has a head cleaner which cleans the heads each time the heads are moved from an operating position to a park position. The heads are slidably mounted to move into engagement with a disk when a cartridge containing the disk is inserted into the drive. When the heads are retracted to the park position, a wiper pad is inserted into the gap between the magnetic heads. This removes unwanted particulate matter from the heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: Theodore Hodapp, James Wold