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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997519 | Recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge is provided with a case rotatably accommodating a reel around which a tape is wound and including an opening from which the tape may be drawn out, a leader portion including guard portions disposed at both ends thereof in a width direction... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7559500 | Recording tape cartridge A leader pin is attached to an end portion of recording tape housed in a recording tape cartridge, and an opening for allowing the leader pin to be pulled out is formed in a side wall of a case. Holding portions that hold the leader pin are formed in the vicinity of... | 07/14/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7520462 | Recording tape cartridge To provide a recording tape cartridge that can prevent removal of a leader pin from holding portions when the recording tape cartridge is out of use and in which manufacturing cost can be reduced, the recording tape cartridge includes a case; a leader pin including ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7475839 | Recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge, comprising: a leader pin at which flange portions are formed at both ends, holding portions formed at a case and holding the flange portions of the leader pin in a vicinity of an opening, overhanging portions formed at the holding portion... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7420767 | Recording and/or reproducing device having a positioning arrangement for fixing a grabber in place A retaining member for retaining a grabber has a positioning arrangement for fixing the grabber in place. The grabber has a rear surface having a pair of hollows at upper and lower end portions. The positioning arrangement has a retainer opposed to a front surface o... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7360291 | Method of manufacturing a recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge including: a reel, and gear teeth are provided at an inner side of a floor portion of a reel hub on which a recording tape is wound; a case which accommodates the reel, and an engaging projection is formed at a surface of the case opposing... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357346 | Recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge with high strength and resistance to deformation around an opening aperture of a case, which opening aperture is for drawing out recording tape. The recording tape cartridge is provided with a leader block at a distal end of a magnetic tap... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331541 | Recording tape cartridge In a recording tape cartridge, an inclined opening obtained by notching a corner portion on the side of loading to a drive apparatus is closed when a door is in a close position in which the door is inclined from a direction matching the loading direction and is ope... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320444 | Recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge including at least a door opening and closing an opening by rotating around a supporting shaft provided at a front wall side; an allowing portion formed in the door, which allows avoidance of contact between the door and a distal end surfa... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318559 | Tape cartridge A tape cartridge that has a clamp force to a block body and that secures a leader tape to a leader block is provided. Nail portions (63a, 64a) formed on the outer surface sides of a pair of leg portions (63, 64) of a clamper... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316367 | Recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge has a case rotatably accommodating a single reel on which a recording tape is wound, an opening formed in portions of a front surface and a side surface adjacent to a corner portion of the case, and a door opening and closing the opening b... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317593 | Tape cartridge with pivotable access door A tape cartridge for use with a tape drive having an actuation member includes a cartridge body that is insertable into the tape drive. The cartridge body includes first and second faces that extend at an angle to each other. The first face has a first opening and t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309040 | Magnetic tape cartridge There is provided a magnetic tape cartridge, including a cartridge (1) composed of a top cartridge (2) and a bottom cartridge (3), a reel (5) rotatably disposed in the cartridge (1), and a magnetic tape (4) wound onto the re... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306180 | Recording tape cartridge and drive device thereof A tape cartridge includes a case, which is made of a lower case and an upper case, for accommodating a reel wound with a magnetic tape. The lower case includes a bottom surface disposed with two positioning holes formed separately from each other on a straight line ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7284724 | Magnetic tape cartridge A magnetic tape cartridge is equipped with a cartridge, a single tape reel, a tape leader pin, and a U-shaped clip. The cartridge case is formed by fastening upper and lower cases of synthetic resin together and has a tape leader opening formed in the upper and lowe... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284720 | Multiple tool attachment system with universal body A multiple tool attachment system is adapted to be attached to demolition equipment. The system includes a universal body attached to the demolition equipment. A series of tools is independently attachable to the universal body. The universal body includes a guide s... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275297 | Device for attaching leader pin, device for processing end portion of tape type recording medium, and method for attaching leader pin A leader pin attaching device for attaching a leader pin to a pin attachment portion of the leader tape (a device for processing end portion of tape type recording medium) is provided. The device includes a transport suction block for holding a portion of the leader... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7244367 | Metal alloy elements in micromachined devices A micromechanical device is provided, which includes at least one flexible member formed from an alloy, where the alloy is made up of one or more noble metals and one or more alloying elements, wherein each of the alloying elements has an equilibrium solid solubilit... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243871 | Data storage tape cartridge and leadering mechanism interaction A data storage tape cartridge providing robust interactions with leadering mechanisms of data storage tape drives. In one relevant aspect, a data storage tape cartridge includes improved leader member access area features, such as a docking ramp configured to transi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232088 | Reel and recording tape cartridge A reel comprises a hub onto which recording tape is wound and a flange that is disposed on an end portion of the hub and retains a width-direction end portion of the recording tape, wherein plural cutout portions that locally divide the hub and the flange are formed... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226014 | Recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge has: a case rotatably accommodating a single reel with which one end portion of a recording tape is engaged and on which the recording tape is wound, the case having an opening which is formed at a corner portion of the case at a side of l... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217463 | Machine direction oriented polymeric films and methods of making the same This invention relates to a film comprising a machine direction oriented polymeric film prepared from (A) at least one propylene homopolymer or copolymer or lend of two or more thereof, wherein (A) has a melt flow rate from about 6 to about 30 and (B) an olefin elas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204447 | Recording tape cartridge The present invention provides a recording tape cartridge comprising: a rectangular case having, at a corner portion, an opening for pulling-out of one end of a recording tape, and accommodating the recording tape; and a cover member which opens and closes the openi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201341 | Recording tape cartridge Retention portions that retain a leader member of recording tape are formed inside a case, and a spring member pushes the leader member toward the retention portions. The spring member contacts support point members, and the support point members serve as support po... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195192 | Tape cartridge A tape cartridge includes a leader pin that is fixed to an end of a magnetic tape, a case main body that is composed of an upper case and a lower case, has a tape withdrawal opening through which the magnetic tape can be withdrawn formed in a side surface thereof, a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188797 | Magnetic tape cartridge A magnetic tape cartridge made up of a cartridge case composed of an upper and lower cases welded together on the mating surfaces by ultrasonic welding with a plurality of energy directors, and a single reel of magnetic tape rotatalby retained in the case, in which ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168655 | Reel A reel has: a hub which is cylindrical, which is molded of a resin material, and around which a recording tape is wound; and a flange provided at an end portion of the hub, and holding a transverse direction end portion of the recording tape. A ring-shaped member fo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168649 | Recording tape cartridge A tape cartridge with a reel incorporated therein in which drawing-out and rewinding of the tape and proper positioning of the reel along a height thereof can be carried out reliably. The cartridge is insertable at a tape drive, which has a rotating member that is i... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159814 | Magnetic tape cartridge A magnetic tape cartridge having an opening provided on one side wall of a cartridge case, a slide door slidably supported by a guide part disposed along the one side wall, the slide door for achieving a shutting-and-opening operation of the opening. A spring member... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156335 | Mam assembly process and features A tape cartridge housing allowing for both pre-shell closure and post-shell closure insertion of an auxiliary memory unit is provided. A flexible tape cartridge housing allows a manufacturer of tape cartridges to select whether to incorporate an auxiliary memory uni... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7145751 | Recording media cartridge having a memory accessible from multiple directions A recording medium cartridge that is housed in a library, extracted from the library by a gripping mechanism, and loaded into a drive device includes a case, within which is housed a recording medium, and a memory, in which is stored information relating to the reco... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131607 | Recording tape cartridge A metal plate of a recording tape cartridge is provided with a tapered portion at an outer circumference thereof. In a state in which the metal plate is attached at a fixed-side mold plate of a metal mold for molding a reel hub and a lower flange, a gap is formed be... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133256 | Recording medium cartridge having a cam actuated cover member A recording medium cartridge including a case with two main surfaces which are disposed substantially parallel to each other and side surfaces which connect the main surfaces. An opening is provided on one of the side surfaces which is disposed toward a direction in... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121494 | Magnetic tape cartridge A magnetic tape cartridge includes a cartridge casing formed by upper and lower casing halves connected together, and a single reel around which a magnetic tape with a leader pin fixed to the leading end of the magnetic tape is wound and which is contained in the ca... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104488 | Gripped part structure of recording tape cartridge A gripped part structure of recording tape cartridges of different types housed in a same library, with each recording tape cartridge including a case housing therein recording tape, and two gripped parts that are gripped by a gripping mechanism of the library, wher... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104490 | Recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge with high strength and resistance to deformation around an opening aperture of a case, which opening aperture is for drawing out recording tape. The recording tape cartridge is provided with a leader block at a distal end of a magnetic tap... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086623 | Leader tape and magnetic tape cartridge A leader tape having: a support; an upper layer containing a powder, a binder, and a lubricant; and a lower layer containing a powder, a binder, and a lubricant which is at least 1.12 times as much as the lubricant of the upper layer; wherein the support, the lower ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063287 | Magnetic tape cartridge Disclosed herein is a magnetic tape cartridge including a cartridge case. In the cartridge case, a single reel with magnetic tape wound thereon is rotatably housed, and a leader pin coupled with a leading end of the magnetic tape is caught by a pin catching member o... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055773 | Recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge which can lead to smaller drive devices. The recording tape cartridge includes a case, an opening, a covering member and guide grooves. The case is substantially rectangular and rotatably accommodates a single reel on which recording tape ... | 06/06/2006 |
