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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159776 | Magnetic tape driving apparatus comprising a tape separation portion that separates a magnetic tape from a magnetoresistive head unit A magnetic tape driving apparatus of the present invention includes a support member for separating a magnetic tape from a magnetic head on at least one of a tape input side and a tape output side of the magnetic head. The support member separates the magnetic tape ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7835109 | Tape guiding mechanism, magnetic tape apparatus, and method for manufacturing magnetic tape A tape guiding mechanism for guiding a traveling tape is provided including a guide roller for guiding the traveling tape and a regulator which rubs against at least one edge of the traveling tape in its width direction, in which the guide roller includes a circumfe... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7672078 | Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus It is an object of the invention to provide a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus in which a special motor for driving the head cleaning mechanism is eliminated, and space can be saved with low cost. An end of a tape accommodated in a tape cassette 2 has... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7474498 | Tape recording system A tape recording system is provided for coupling the angular velocities of a pair of roller guides disposed one on either side of a head assembly. In one embodiment, the roller guides each comprise cylindrical first and second surfaces wherein the first surfaces gui... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7446972 | Tape drive with a single reel tape cartridge having single guide surface and method for driving A tape drive having a single reel data storage cartridge disposed therein is provided. The single reel data storage cartridge includes a housing having an access window and a reel rotatably disposed within the housing and having storage tape wound on the reel. A gui... | 11/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7372668 | Recording and/or reproducing device having a positioning arrangement for positioning a cleaning brush A brush driving mechanism, which drives a cleaning brush from a retracted position to an operation position opposed to a magnetic head, has a main arm having a tip coupled to the cleaning brush through a shaft. A chassis has a chassis slit, in which the shaft is ins... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372661 | Tape guide system for engaging different tape widths A tape guide system for supporting magnetic tape about a rotary scan drum of a data transfer apparatus is disclosed. The tape guide system comprises a tape guide and a guide ramp. The tape guide has a supporting surface for supporting the magnetic tape in the tape g... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7349621 | Information recording apparatus with selective control of recording medium and recording means drive means An information recording apparatus has a stop mode in which only recording means comprised of a rotatable drum on which a recording head is mounted and recording medium driving means comprised of a capstan/pinch roller are stopped, which stop mode can be changed fro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344100 | Recording and/or reproducing device wherein shaft is out of contact with pull-out assembly on rotating take-up reel A driving mechanism, which drives a pull-out assembly up to an interior of a reel hub of a take-up reel, has a shaft which is inserted in a through hole bored in a grabber with a clearance. A shutter fixes the pull-out assembly in a receiving portion at a predetermi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342742 | Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes a rotatable head cylinder for recording information to, and/or reproducing information from, a magnetic tape; a tape pull-out member for pulling out the magnetic tape; and a guide member for guiding the tape p... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342276 | Method and apparatus utilizing monocrystalline insulator A semiconductor device, including: a semiconductor material; a conductive element; and a substantially monocrystalline insulator disposed between the semiconductor material and the conductive eleme... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339874 | Tape recording system with coupled paired roller guides A tape recording system is provided for coupling the angular velocities of a pair of roller guides disposed one on either side of a head assembly. In one embodiment, the roller guides each comprise cylindrical first and second surfaces wherein the first surfaces gui... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338002 | Locking dual hub tape reel for tape drives A dual hub reel for a tape drive comprises an inner hub operatively connectable to a motor and a flexible leader connected at a first to the inner hub so as to be wound on to the inner hub when driven, to rotate by the motor. An outer hub is disposed about the inner... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334750 | Tape drive with leader connecting mechanism A tape drive for use with a tape cartridge having a cartridge leader includes a drive body, a take-up reel supported by the drive body, and a drive leader connected to the take-up reel. The tape drive further includes a leader connecting mechanism for connecting the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7280310 | Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes a main chassis on which a rotatable head cylinder is mounted; a sub chassis movable relative to the main chassis; a cassette holder for holding the cassette and mounting the cassette on the sub chassis; a cass... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274528 | System and method for protecting head elements of a tape drive A method and apparatus is provided to protect head elements on a head of a head guide assembly, having a magnetic tape, and a leader coupled to the magnetic tape at a first end, such that the height of the leader is less than the height of the magnetic tape. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7262933 | Magnetic recorder/reproducer with freely detachable magnetic tape for engaging a guide post which traces a path through a notch in a take-up reel The hub of a take-up reel (20) has a notch (20b) which is formed so as to correspond to the moving paths of guide posts (33, 34, 35) passing between a rotating drum type magnetic head (10) and the take-up reel (20). With thi... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252257 | Tape drive apparatus, tape extraction apparatus and tape cassette The invention proposes a tape drive apparatus, tape extraction apparatus and tape cartridge that enable a reliable chucking and chucking release, and a stable carrying of a tape being extracted from a cartridge. The invention is constituted by a magnetically recordi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7215505 | Pole base assembly for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus A pole base assembly for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for guiding a tape drawn from a reel through a predetermined path in parallel or substantially in parallel toward a lead surface of a head drum. The pole base assembly comprises a pole base disposed... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209316 | Magnetic recording/reproducing device including a tape pull-out member having a projection for contacting a ramp surface A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes a cylinder; a chassis section having the cylinder provided thereon; a tape pull-out member pulling out the magnetic tape; a positioning member having a ramp surface; and an urging section for urging the tape p... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204446 | Data storage tape guiding systems using tapered guides The invention is directed to arrangements of tapered data storage tape guides which can improve the guiding of data storage tape. Tapered data storage tape guides having specific sizes relative to the data storage tape are also disclosed. The tapered data storage ta... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204445 | Guide arrangements for data storage tape guiding systems The invention is directed to arrangements of tape guides which can improve the guiding of data storage tape. Tape guides having specific sizes relative to the data storage tape are also disclosed. The disclosed tape guides and arrangements of tape guides can improve... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7207050 | Disk drive provided with tray A disk drive with a tray that can be smoothly taken in and out without a gear coming-off from a rack. The tray includes, on its back surface side, a cam wall and a gear escape-preventing wall in parallel to each other along the rack with a predetermined spacing ther... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195189 | Tape system with an isolated load/unload tape path A tape recording system is provided having an improved load/unload path, the system comprising a first pair of guides and a second pair of guides movable from an unloaded position to a loaded position. In the unloaded position, a gap between the first pair of guides... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7180699 | Method and apparatus for increasing capacity of magnetic media storage A method and apparatus for increasing the capacity of magnetic media storage is disclosed. More specifically, an improved two-sided magnetic tape is disclosed. In one implementation, in order to mitigate pack winding problems, a trade-off can be made between the bac... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180708 | Stationary tape guide with spring arrangement and ceramic guide portion mating with plastic mounting portion A tape drive is provided having a pair of stationary guide assemblies disposed symmetrically about the magnetic read/write head. Each of the stationary guide assemblies has a mounting portion and a separate guide surface portion mounted on the mounting portion. The ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172149 | Long tape path guide system and method In a tape system and method for guiding a tape from a tape reel to a read/write tape head and then to a take-up reel, the tape is guided along a tape path such that the path surrounds the take-up reel and then begins winding on the take-up reel. With such a long tap... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170711 | Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes a main chassis having a cylinder provided thereon; a sub chassis on which a tape cassette is mountable; a plurality of tape pull-out members acting to pull out a tape from the tape cassette; and at least one a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170708 | Prevention of data storage tape detachment from data storage cartridges The invention is directed to techniques to substantially reduce or eliminate detachment of data storage tape from data storage cartridges. A data storage cartridge may include a housing enclosing a spool with data storage tape spooled on the spool. A region of the d... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170710 | Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes a cylinder; a first chassis section; a second chassis section; and at least first, second and third tape guide members. The second chassis section is movable between a first position and a second position. Whe... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163170 | Method for sensing cartridge decoupling in tape drive An apparatus and method for controlling the movement of an elevator mechanism in a tape drive system. The mechanism of the present invention employs a tachometer to detect the magnetic decoupling of a cartridge from a cartridge reel motor. A holding torque is placed... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164553 | Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes a main chassis having a rotatable head cylinder provided thereon; and a sub chassis on which a tape cassette is mountable. The sub chassis is movable relative to the main chassis. A pivotable body is provided ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7099101 | Apparatus, system, and method for determining contact with a magnetic head in a tape drive An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for determining brush contact with a magnetic head. A digitally generated signal is provided in a system and a first gain constant is adjusted without the brush in contact with the magnetic head until the signal achieve... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099102 | Multiple format magnetic storage media drive Methods and systems are provided for receiving and streaming storage tape by a tape head from storage tape cartridges of varying formats in a single tape drive. In one example, an exemplary tape drive system includes a receiver, a reel driver system configured to se... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092201 | Tape deck mechanism with main cam gear moving sub-deck, pole base loading unit, brake unit and main sliding memeber A deck mechanism for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus comprises a main deck provided with a head drum, a capstan motor, and a sub-deck installed on the main deck to be loaded/unloaded. The sub-deck is provided with a pair of reel discs, onto which tape ree... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7079351 | Magnetic tape guiding device for use with a tape transport system of a tape recorder and method for using the same An improved magnetic tape guiding device for use with a magnetic tape transport system of a tape recorder and the like, and a method for using the same. The magnetic tape guiding system of the tape recorder transport system has a supply reel pole base assembly havin... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066420 | Tape drive apparatus having an arrangement for capturing and retaining a leader pin from a tape cartridge A tape drive apparatus with an arrangement for capturing, retaining and releasing a leader pin from the tape cartridge provides a leader pin holding assembly having a body and a swing pivotally coupled to the body. Upon movement into the tape cartridge, the swing is... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7057846 | Recording/reproducing apparatus with reduced number of guides posts A recording and reproducing apparatus includes a guide post for pulling out a tape-shaped recording medium from a cassette and wrapping the tape-shaped recording medium around a rotary drum, a guide base which supports the guide post, the guide base being movable be... | 06/06/2006 |
