This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Monster Cable Products, Inc.. Active years: 1991.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1991
Title: Thomas J. Crothers and His Compact Disc Adapter Invention.
Introduction
Thomas J. Crothers is an inventor associated with Alameda, California, and Monster Cable Products, Inc. His patent work includes an adapter designed to make smaller compact discs usable in equipment built for larger discs.
Latest Patents
Crothers is credited with 1 patent: “Small Disk Adapter with Storage Case.” The invention adapts a small-diameter compact disc for use in a mechanism designed to handle larger recording media. Its first portion secures and stores the disc before use, while a detachable second portion provides a support surface and circular mounting segment to hold the disc in position. The substantially rectangular support surface is longer than the disc’s diameter.
Career Highlights
Crothers’s patent reflects a practical approach to compatibility between different sizes of recording media and playback mechanisms. The integrated storage case also keeps the small disc secured before it is mounted for use.
Collaborations
Crothers’s listed coworkers include Noel M. Lee and Rodney A. Herman. His company affiliation is Monster Cable Products, Inc.
Conclusion
Thomas J. Crothers’s patented adapter combined disc storage with a mounting solution, helping smaller compact discs work with mechanisms designed for larger media.
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