# Herbert E Thompson — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Herbert E Thompson has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How the Floppy Disk's Protective Jacket Cleans the Disk](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/3668658/floppy-disk-diskette) — granted 1972
  An IBM patent from 1972 describing a protective, non-removable cover for a magnetic disk that uses a built-in cleaning material to wipe the disk surface while it spins.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/herbert-e-thompson

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