THEODORE DEGER HODAPP
Pilots in Manti, UT
License number
Utah A0856421
Issued Date
Sep 2015
Expiration Date
Sep 2017
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
PO Box 220, Manti, UT 84642
Professional information
Disk Cartridge With Fuzzed Liner
US Patent:
5677818, Oct 14, 1997
Filed:
Jul 22, 1996
Appl. No.:
8/681095
Inventors:
Yiping Ma - Layton UT
Theodore D. Hodapp - Manti UT
Mark S. Thayne - West Point UT
Ronald F. Hales - Roy UT
Theodore D. Hodapp - Manti UT
Mark S. Thayne - West Point UT
Ronald F. Hales - Roy UT
Assignee:
Iomega Corporation - Roy UT
International Classification:
G11B 2303
US Classification:
360133
Abstract:
A disk cartridge comprises a rotatable disk having upper and lower surfaces and an outer casing for rotatably housing the disk. The casing comprises upper and lower shells that mate to form the casing. Each of the upper and lower shells has an inner surface disposed in facing relation to a respective surface of the disk. The cartridge has a head access opening on its front peripheral edge, and the upper and lower shells have grooves formed therein to provide sufficient space for the magnetic heads of a disk drive to move across the surface of the disk. A non-woven fabric liner comprising a plurality of bonded fibers is attached to the inner surface of one of the upper and lower shells. A main body of the fabric liner lies against the inner surface of the shell and is spaced a predetermined distance from the corresponding surface of the disk. A region of the fabric liner is subjected to a fuzzing process in which the bonded fibers in that region are loosened to form a region of upstanding fibers that extend from the main body of the liner to the surface of the disk.
Head Wiper For Bernoulli Disk Drive
US Patent:
5237477, Aug 17, 1993
Filed:
Sep 10, 1991
Appl. No.:
7/757126
Inventors:
Theodore Hodapp - Manti UT
James Wold - Sunset UT
James Wold - Sunset UT
Assignee:
Iomega Corporation - Roy UT
International Classification:
G11B 541
US Classification:
360128
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.
Fuzzed Fabric Liner For A Disk Cartridge
US Patent:
6185803, Feb 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar 11, 1996
Appl. No.:
8/613880
Inventors:
Yiping Ma - Layton UT
Theodore D. Hodapp - Manti UT
Ronald F. Hales - Roy UT
Wayne Miller - Kaysville UT
Theodore D. Hodapp - Manti UT
Ronald F. Hales - Roy UT
Wayne Miller - Kaysville UT
Assignee:
Iomega Corporation - Roy UT
International Classification:
B23P 1700
US Classification:
294191
Abstract:
A non-woven fabric liner comprising a plurality of bonded fibers is attached to the inner surface of one of the upper and lower shells of a disk cartridge. A main body of the fabric liner lies against the inner surface of the shell and is spaced a predetermined distance from a corresponding surface of the storage media within the cartridge. A region of the fabric liner is subjected to a fuzzing process in which the bonded fibers in that region are loosened to form a region of upstanding fibers that extend from the main body of the liner to the surface of the disk. The upstanding fibers wipe the surface of the disk while the main body of the liner remains spaced from the disk, thereby reducing drag.
Method For Producing A Fuzzed Fabric Liner For A Disk Cartridge
US Patent:
6148495, Nov 21, 2000
Filed:
Feb 10, 1998
Appl. No.:
9/021501
Inventors:
Yiping Ma - Layton UT
Theodore D. Hodapp - Manti UT
Ronald F. Hales - Roy UT
Wayne Miller - Kaysville UT
Theodore D. Hodapp - Manti UT
Ronald F. Hales - Roy UT
Wayne Miller - Kaysville UT
Assignee:
Iomega Corporation - Roy UT
International Classification:
B23P 1700
US Classification:
294191
Abstract:
A non-woven fabric liner comprising a plurality of bonded fibers is attached to the inner surface of one of the upper and lower shells of a disk cartridge. A main body of the fabric liner lies against the inner surface of the shell and is spaced a predetermined distance from a corresponding surface of the storage media within the cartridge. A region of the fabric liner is subjected to a fuzzing process in which the bonded fibers in that region are loosened to form a region of upstanding fibers that extend from the main body of the liner to the surface of the disk. The upstanding fibers wipe the surface of the disk while the main body of the liner remains spaced from the disk, thereby reducing drag.