Inventor · Fort Collins, CO, US

Mark E. Wanger

31Patents
15h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 16, 1986 → Sep 13, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5043962A Cartridge handling system Physics 88 Expired
US5010536A Cartridge handling system Physics 70 Expired
US5014255A Optical disk cartridge handling apparatus with passive cartridge engagement assembly Physics 67 Expired
US5101387A Lateral displacement control assembly for an optical disk handling system Physics 65 Expired
US4998232A Optical disk handling apparatus with flip latch Physics 59 Expired
US4944082A Method of providing a sheet metal housing with precisely positioned mounting references Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US5615345A System for interfacing an optical disk autochanger to a plurality of disk drives Physics 40 Expired
US4802030A Head-tape alignment apparatus with a tape edge find operation Physics 39 Expired
US5062093A Optical disk cartridge insertion apparatus for an optical disk storage and handling system Physics 38 Expired
US7443421B2 Camera sensor Electricity 38 Active
US5040159A Mechanical sense of touch in a control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US8297384B2 Methods and apparatus for utilizing electrically powered vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US5184336A Mechanical assembly for alternately producing displacement of a carriage and rotation of a carriage mounted gear Physics 22 Expired
US5231616A Calibration of a cartridge handling device using mechanical sense of touch Physics 19 Expired
US5280467A Optical disk cartridge assembly Physics 16 Expired
US5726971A Data storage cartridge assembly Physics 15 Expired
US5276675A Optical disk cartridge assembly Physics 8 Expired
US5134600A Calibration of a cartridge handling device using mechanical sense of touch Physics 6 Expired
US5040161A Sheet metal housing with precision mounting references Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5057758A Passive payload for a cartridge handling system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5490124A Write and erase assembly for magneto-optic drive apparatus Physics 5 Expired
US6417977B1 System for testing and cleaning a removable media drive Physics 5 Expired
US4823221A Magnetic head with planar interface position registration means Physics 4 Expired
US5428587A Input/output communication between autochanger and drive Physics 4 Expired
US5345431A Write and erase assembly for magneto-optic drive apparatus Physics 4 Expired

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