Paul D Dodd

Title: Paul D. Dodd and Flexible Disk Storage

Introduction

Paul D. Dodd is an inventor associated with Boulder, Colorado, and International Business Machines Corporation. His recorded patent concerns a flexible-disk storage apparatus designed to improve disk selection and storage capacity.

Latest Patents

Dodd is credited with 1 patent: “Flexible Disk Storage Apparatus Having Disks of Various Radii for [Signal Storage].” The invention describes an apparatus containing thin, flexible disks of varying radii arranged along an axis. Its disk-radius pattern is designed to limit differences between the largest and smallest disks while supporting efficient radial selection. The arrangement groups more than three disks, including minimum-radius disks, maximum-radius outer disks, and intermediate-diameter disks. Interleaving selected minimum-radius disks among the other disks increases the number of radial-selection access ports available along the axis.

Career Highlights

Dodd’s listed patent reflects work on mechanical storage design, particularly the organization of flexible disks to balance access and storage capacity. The patent is associated with International Business Machines Corporation.

Collaborations

Donald E. Griffiths is identified as Dodd’s coworker. The available information does not specify their roles or the nature of any collaboration on the patent.

Conclusion

Paul D. Dodd’s recorded invention addresses flexible-disk arrangement and radial access, illustrating a design approach aimed at making signal storage more efficient.