Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660291 | Earbud | 05/22/2012 |
| D658333 | Headgear | 04/24/2012 |
| 8118031 | Hearing protection device with damped material The invention provides a hearing protection device having an attenuating body composed of an elastomer with an increased glass transition temperature and a reduced glass-to-rubber transition temperature such that the damping factor of the material peaks at a higher ... | 02/21/2012 |
| D651302 | Earplug | 12/27/2011 |
| 7600992 | Reverse optical mastering for data storage disk stamper A date storage master disk and method of making a data storage master disk. The data storage disk master is for use in a data storage disk replication process. The data storage disk molding processes produces replica disks having a surface relief pattern with replic... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7597607 | Magnetic recording tape edge processing A method for manufacturing magnetic recording tape includes applying a front coat including a magnetic component to a substrate to provide a coated substrate. The coated substrate defines a first face and an opposing, second face, the first face extending between a ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7595950 | Robust data storage techniques for two-sided data storage tape In an embodiment, a data storage tape includes a first side including recorded data and a second side including recorded error correcting code data for the recorded data on the first side. In another embodiment, a data storage tape comprises a first side including r... | 09/29/2009 |
| D600679 | Combined portable player and dock for a digital audio player | 09/22/2009 |
| 7558899 | Dongle configured to electrically couple a data storage device and a host computing device A dongle is provided for coupling a data storage cartridge with a host computing device. The data storage cartridge includes a data storage medium and an electrical connection providing access to the data storage medium. The dongle includes a first plug and a second... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7556215 | Data storage tape cartridge and system including storage tape having a transition tape A data storage tape cartridge is disclosed. The data storage tape cartridge includes a housing, a reel assembly including a hub rotatably disposed within the housing, a storage tape wound onto the tape reel assembly, and a leader attached to a leading end of the sto... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7549875 | Swivel cap for flash memory device A flash memory device is disclosed. The flash memory device includes a housing enclosing a memory board, a serial port extending from the housing and electrically coupled to the memory board, and a swivel cap rotatably coupled and removably attached to the housing. ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7548418 | Data storage cartridge with non-tape storage medium and electrical targets A data storage cartridge includes housing, a hard drive, and a connection assembly. The hard drive is stored within the housing and includes a non-tape storage medium and an electrical data connector configured to provide access to the non-tape storage medium. The e... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7545594 | Method and system for removing signal defects in MR head signals The disclosure describes a data storage system that includes a signal defect correction system for removing signal defects in magnetoresistive head playback signals. The signal defect correction system utilizes a matched finite impulse response (FIR) filter and digi... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7538969 | Servo pattern with encoded data Data storage tape comprises one or more data tracks and a servo band. The servo band stores a plurality of servo patterns within a servo frame to facilitate head positioning relative to the data tracks. Spacings between the servo patterns within the servo frame vary... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7535718 | Memory card compatible with multiple connector standards The invention is directed to a memory card that includes two or more connectors that conform to different connector standards. In one embodiment, the first connector conforms to a device communication connector (DCC) standard to facilitate direct coupling of the mem... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7530517 | Data storage tape cartridge brake assembly A data storage tape cartridge has a housing, at least one tape reel assembly rotatably disposed within the housing, a storage tape wound about a tape winding surface of the tape reel assembly, and a brake assembly. The brake assembly includes a brake plate and a bra... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530515 | Data storage tape cartridge and system having a radio frequency write medium A data storage tape cartridge is disclosed. The data storage tape cartridge includes a housing, at least one tape reel assembly, a storage tape, and a radio frequency write medium. The housing defines first and second housing sections that are reciprocally mated to ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7518828 | Data storage diskette with recessed base drive zone and/or tapered cover label zone A data storage diskette is disclosed. The diskette includes a housing and a media disk enclosed within the housing. The housing includes a base and a cover mated to the base. In this regard, the base defines an exterior surface that includes a base shutter zone that... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7508622 | Electronic data connector of data storage cartridge and associated read/write device A data storage cartridge comprising a hard drive and a cartridge housing. The hard drive includes a non-tape storage medium and an electronic data connector including a plurality of connection pads for accessing the non-tape storage medium. The cartridge housing sub... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7495859 | Interleaved servo pattern In general, the invention is directed to servo techniques that utilize servo patterns to facilitate head positioning relative to the data tracks. For example, the servo techniques may include a first series of servo patterns configured to allow calculation of a posi... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7481659 | Multiconnector memory card The invention is directed to a memory card including a first connector that conforms to a first connection standard and a second connector that conforms to a second connection standard. The connectors are provided on a movable member disposed within a housing of the... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7466510 | Distributed servo patterns for data storage media The invention is directed to a data storage medium that includes a plurality of servo bands distributed across the data storage medium and a plurality of data tracks positioned between each of the plurality of distributed servo bands. The data storage medium compris... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7463451 | Data storage cartridge with pin reception slot A data storage cartridge is provided that is configured to be received by a socket including an actuator pin. The data storage cartridge includes a housing and a non-tape storage medium. The housing defines an access window and includes a planar member surrounded by... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7455889 | Holographic media fabrication techniques Holographic data storage media having a sandwiched construction are described in which a holographic recording material is sandwiched between two substrates. The holographic media formulation is often formed of two or more components mixed to obtain a homogeneous fo... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455525 | Continuous flexible band housing a memory device A data storage device is disclosed. The data storage device includes a continuous band, and a memory device assembly disposes within the continuous band. The continuous band defines an internal housing recess formed by opposing sides extending between first and seco... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453361 | Refurbishing and resale techniques for data storage tape Techniques are described for reselling and/or refurbishing data tape media. The techniques may involve determining life information associated with a data tape medium and reselling the data tape medium when a remaining life of the data tape medium is larger than a p... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7436622 | Concurrent servo and data track writing The invention is directed to techniques for storing information on a linear data storage medium, such as magnetic tape. According to the invention, a write head array concurrently writes a plurality of data tracks and at least one servo track onto the magnetic tape.... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7427466 | Anti-reflection optical data storage disk master Mastering techniques are described that can improve the quality of a master used in data storage disk manufacturing. In particular, the techniques described herein can improve resolution of the features created on the master by reducing mastering noise. The techniqu... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423840 | Magnetic tape recording system having tape with defined remanent magnetization A magnetic recording tape exhibits reduced magnetic flux modulation and improved signal-to-noise ratio. Providing a magnetic recording layer with a more uniform thickness can improve the magnetic flux modulation characteristic. For example, the magnetic recording ta... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7383992 | Memory card with host interface and including internal interface for receiving micro-size memory cards The invention is directed to a device that functions as an adaptor for a micro-memory card. The device includes a port to receive the micro-memory card and an internal interface within the port allows for electrical connection between the device and the micro-memory... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383560 | Multi-disk data cartridge The invention is directed to data cartridges including a plurality of data storage disks. The invention applies the multi-disk data cartridges to a “jukebox” system in which one of the data cartridges is inserted into a computing device that de-cartridges and po... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379254 | Mixed frequency amplitude-based servo pattern The invention is directed to a servo frame that includes servo windows written with different frequencies to provide redundant positioning information. The servo frame includes a set of first servo windows recorded at a first frequency and a set of second servo wind... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364809 | Magnetic recording tape media having low abrasivity and reliable media performance A magnetic recording medium including a non-magnetic substrate and a magnetic coating. The non-magnetic substrate defines a front side and a backside. The magnetic coating is formed over the front side and is characterized by an Abrasivity Index of not greater than ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361032 | Mechanical spring component for use in memory device Methods and apparatus are provided for an improved portable memory device. In one embodiment, a portable memory device is provided comprising a housing having a proximal opening and a distal opening. A slidable unit may be at least partially mounted in the housing. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359145 | Non-tape data storage cartridge with handling feature and associated cartridge drive A data storage cartridge including a non-tape storage medium, and a housing maintaining the non-tape storage medium. The housing defines a plurality of external handling features for interaction with at least one of a cartridge storage unit and a cartridge drive to ... | 04/15/2008 |
| D565571 | Hard drive docking station | 04/01/2008 |
| D565568 | Portable hard drive cartridge | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352685 | Reverse optical mastering for data storage disk replicas A data storage master disk and method of making a data storage master disk. The data storage disk master is for use in a data storage disk replication process. The data storage disk molding processes produces replica disks having a surface relief pattern with replic... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349323 | Reverse optical mastering for data storage disks A data storage master disk and method of making a data storage master disk. The data storage disk master is for use in a data storage disk replication process. The data storage disk molding processes produces replica disks having a surface relief pattern with replic... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342738 | Positioning head assembly for data storage system with multiple degrees of freedom The Invention Provides a Positioning System for a Linear Data Storage Medium, Such as magnetic tape or other data storage medium in which data is stored on parallel data tracks that extend along a length of the medium. The invention makes use of multiple actuators t... | 03/11/2008 |
