Patents by Inventor Thomas Francis Burniece, III

Thomas Francis Burniece, III 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).

  • Patent number: 3986209
    Abstract: Apparatus for increasing the density of data tracks on the recording surfaces of a disc memory of the type having at least one pre-recorded servo track which is continuously read by a servo head whose output signal changes with its position relative the track and is constantly adjusted to maintain a predetermined servo head output signal condition, without increasing the number of servo tracks in the memory. The improvement comprises a servo head having a plurality of flux paths, each passing through a signal winding, and having adjacent read gaps arranged and spaced such that by successively employing one or another of the read gaps to sense a servo track, the number of data tracks can be increased by an integer multiple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1976
    Assignee: Control Data Corporation
    Inventors: Harold James Beecroft, Thomas Francis Burniece, III, Douglas Joseph Hennenfent