Patents by Inventor William J. Ullrich

William J. Ullrich 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).

  • Ferris wheel magnetic tape cassette storage and handling apparatus
    Patent number: 5021901
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic tape cassette storage and handling apparatus which is compact, reliable and uncomplex. The apparatus includes a ferris wheel structure having a plurality of circumferentially spaced compartments for storing individual magnetic tape cassettes. A cassette handling device is located in a central opening of the ferris wheel structure. The apparatus is preferably mounted adjacent to a magnetic tape recorder/player, so that the cassette handling device loads and unloads a cassette from a compartment of the ferris wheel structure into and out of the magnetic tape recorder/player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Ionel Mondocea, William J. Ullrich, Frederic F. Grant