Patents by Inventor Todd R. Person

Todd R. Person 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).

  • Single reel cartridge erasure preventing device housing with post
    Patent number: 6014293
    Abstract: A single reel data tape cartridge includes an erasure preventing device which is rotatable in a cartridge opening. The thumbwheel has a central portion which is exposed through an opening and two end portions. The cover includes a holder for holding the erasure preventing device to expose the central portion through the opening. The holder includes a boss for receiving an end portion of the erasure preventing device, and a post located within the boss and extendable into the opening in the end portion of the erasure preventing device. The post can be tapered and the height of the post can be greater than the height of the boss. The base can include a boss for receiving one end portion of the erasure preventing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Larry J. Casey, Curtis G. LeNoue, Todd R. Person