Patents by Inventor William Stewart Meikle

William Stewart Meikle 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).

  • Autochanger for storing and transferring multiple media items, such as tape cartridges, relative to a read/write mechanism
    Patent number: 6476999
    Abstract: An autochanger 10 for DAT cassettes 52 includes a 5¼ inch form factor housing 12 within which are arranged a tape drive mechanism 50, a magazine 70 for holding six DAT cassettes 52 and a transfer mechanism 13 for transporting DAT cassettes between the storage area 15 and the tape drive mechanism 50. A turntable 100 is mounted in the underside of the lid 16 of the housing 12 for rotating the magazine 70 about 18° so that all of the DAT cassettes in the magazine 70 are accessible from a single direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: William Stewart Meikle, Steven Andrew Dimond, Phillip Roy Williams
  • Autochanger for storing and transferring multiple media items, such as tape cartridges, relative to a read/write mechanism
    Patent number: 6160678
    Abstract: An autochanger for DAT cassettes comprises a 51/4 inch form factor housing having a tape drive mechanism, a magazine for six DAT cassettes and a transfer mechanism for transporting DAT cassettes between a storage area and the tape drive mechanism. A turntable mounted in the underside of a housing lid rotates the magazine about 180.degree. so all of the DAT cassettes in the magazine are accessible from a single direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: William Stewart Meikle, Steven Andrew Dimond, Phillip Roy Williams