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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7376961 | Contactless power and/or data transmission in an automated data storage library employing segmented coils A contactless power system for an automated data storage library having a plurality of storage shelves for storing data storage cartridges, at least one picker for accessing the data storage cartridges with respect to the storage shelves, and a transport system for ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7362564 | Docking assembly for coupling a nonvolatile memory device to an electronic device An apparatus, system, and method for a tray to receive and couple a nonvolatile memory device to an electronic device disposed within a housing, are disclosed herein. ... | 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 |
| 7335039 | Memory card connector A memory card connector for a first memory card or a second memory card has an insulative housing, a terminal set and a shell. The insulative housing has a first space for the first memory card and a second space for the second memory card. The terminal set is mount... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324346 | Plug-in module for portable computing device A plug-in module adds functionality to a portable electronic device. The module includes a housing that is accepted by a housing port of the portable electronic device. The module includes at least one latch to secure the module to the electronic device. Each latch ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7281253 | Recording or reproducing apparatus to which recording medium is detachably attached A tray for transporting a recording medium toward or away from a connector is provided with an auxiliary tray coupled thereto, and the auxiliary tray has a pusher for pressing the recording medium as placed on the tray against the connector. A chassis is provided wi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7218514 | I/O interface cover assembly of computer enclosure An I/O interface cover assembly includes a panel, a bracket for accommodating an I/O interface element, a driving device, a locking device and a button. The panel defines an opening and a button hole adjacent the opening. The bracket is received in the opening, and ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7189088 | Card connector with anti-mismating device A card connector includes an insulating housing (1,4); a number of contacts (2,3) received in the insulating housing and a shell (5). The shell (5) covers the insulating housing to define a card receiving space which has a first card rece... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184270 | Toolless printed circuit carrier assembly A printed circuit assembly carrier comprises a carrier frame configured to hold a selected printed circuit assembly of at least two different printed circuit assemblies in at least two different orientations, a first toolless retention feature coupled to a first sur... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7158341 | Tape library The invention provides a tape library wherein the accommodated number of cassette tapes can be adjusted freely. Where one or more expansion units are connected to a basic unit, when a transport mechanism is positioned within the basic unit, a control circuit section... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7145748 | Tape library The invention provides a tape library wherein the accommodated number of cassette tapes can be adjusted freely. Where one or more expansion units are connected to a basic unit, when a transport mechanism is positioned within the basic unit, a control circuit section... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7119983 | Tape library The invention provides a tape library wherein the accommodated number of cassette tapes can be adjusted freely. Where one or more expansion units are connected to a basic unit, when a transport mechanism is positioned within the basic unit, a control circuit section... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097477 | Techniques for controlling coupling between a motherboard and a daughter card An improved interconnection assembly is configured to couple to only one of a first daughter card having a first arrangement of connectors and a second daughter card having a second arrangement of connectors. The interconnection assembly includes a motherboard and m... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073183 | Locking mechanism of disk device Provided is a locking mechanism of a disk device in which the impact resistance performance can be improved easily at a low cost. In the locking mechanism, a locking pin is provided in a casing and, at the same time, provided in a tray are a locking lever supported ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7050306 | Plug-in module for portable computing device A plug-in module adds functionality to a portable electronic device. The module includes a housing that is accepted by a housing port of the portable electronic device. The module includes at least one latch to secure the module to the electronic device. Each latch ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7016144 | Robot hand for transferring an article in a housing, and a library apparatus equipped with the robot hand for transferring and article stored in a rack A robot hand that does not depend on cartridge types wherein high reliability can be ensured and the size and cost can be reduced with a simple construction. In a library apparatus including a recording and reproducing device for cartridge type media and cartridge a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004780 | Portable computer peripheral apparatus with retractable plug connector A computer peripheral device including a positioning mechanism for deploying and retracting a USB plug connector. The connector is retracted and locked into the housing while not in use. The housing provides protection from potential damage to the connector due to e... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6999909 | Process for designing an optimal vibration isolation mount for a disc drive An optimal vibration mount for a disc drive is designed by computing external, Ξ, and internal, Θ, disturbance models for the disc drive and defining an inertia matrix, M, for the disc drive. A state estimator, such as a Kalman filter, is defined based on the iner... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6987641 | Protection of electronic apparatus against erroneous operations by stopping power supply An electronic apparatus includes a recording medium container into which a recording medium unit is detachably loaded and that has an insertion inlet through which the recording medium unit is loaded. A cover is detachably attached to the insertion inlet of the reco... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6985329 | Magnetic disk cartridge A magnetic disk cartridge for use in a disk drive having both a slot and a guide portion. The magnetic disk cartridge comprises a generally disk-shaped housing in which a magnetic disk is rotatably housed, and protrusions. The protrusions are formed on the main surf... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6977795 | Protection of electronic apparatus against static electricity by grounding An electronic apparatus, such as an on-vehicle navigation system, is provided. The apparatus comprises a hard disc container (2) and a contacting piece (31) for grounding. The hard disc container contains a hard disc unit (7) detachably loaded t... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6947356 | Method for selecting a storage medium A method for providing user-friendly selection of a storage medium, in particular an optical storage disk, from a plurality of storage mediums. The storage mediums are assigned to a playback device, in particular a compact disk changer, for reading out and reproduci... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6930854 | Tape library A tape library wherein a number of cassette tapes are accommodated and adjusted. One or more expansion units are connected to a basic unit. When a transport mechanism is within the basic unit, a control circuit section controls the transport mechanism by referencing... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925648 | Disc cartridge A disc cartridge accommodating an optical disc in a cartridge body. This disc cartridge is provided with a cartridge body formed by mating and joining a pair of upper and lower halves formed at the circumferential edges with rising circumferential walls which are ma... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6917491 | Hard disk drive having disk protector and magnetic head protector A hard disk drive includes a housing having a base plate and a cover plate, and a spindle motor installed on the base plate. At least one magnetic disk to store data is installed at the spindle motor and rotated by the spindle motor. An actuator is pivotably install... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6604165 | Library control device for logically dividing and controlling library device and method thereof The library device is divided into a plurality of logical units in units of frames, and a transport element, an import/export element, a data transfer element etc, are provided in each logical unit. The library controller receives commands for each logica... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6552866 | Library apparatus In order to improve a data carrier archiving system with a data carrier store comprising a plurality of storage compartments and at least one disk drive for data carriers and with a data carrier transport unit movable in the space in three different spati... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6549358 | Ehanced gripper for transporting cartridges in an information storage library A gripper for clutching cartridges for transport in a computer information storage library. The library includes storage locations for the data cartridges, a transporter with the gripper for moving the cartridges between the storage locations and a read/w... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6426922 | Information reproducing system including a master and a slave system Two reproducing systems are provided for reproducing CDs respectively. Each port is provided in each recording system for connecting the reproducing systems by an external cord. A switch circuit is provided in the port and arranged such that an output lev... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6351825 | Method for managing failed storage media A changer device according to the present invention includes: a plurality of storage media; a magazine for holding the plurality of storage media; a plurality of drives for reading and writing data to storage media, each of these drive reading and writing... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6347020 | Double-door safety access port for automated tape library A double-door safety access port for use with an automated tape library cartridge machine utilizes two doors that operate independently, but are interconnected mechanically with a latch mechanism and a self-locking gear drive arrangement to control loadin... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6091571 | Disk drive system having removable modules A computer system providing for quick and simple installation of a removable module, the module having a disk drive unit, a carrier and a connector, into a base unit. The module achieves automatic connection with the base unit in response to a loading for... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6072660 | Disk driving apparatus using dynamic pressure-type bearing device A disk driving apparatus using a dynamic pressure-type bearing device of an oil lubrication type, wherein the bearing device includes a housing main body, a sleeve part fixed to the housing main body, a rotor part relatively rotatable to the housing main ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6038490 | Automated data storage library dual picker interference avoidance Disclosed are an automated data storage library and a method for operating the library. The library includes two pickers arranged on a common guideway; a plurality of media storage slots arranged in a plurality of regions alongside the guideway; a plurali... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5999500 | Data cartridge interlock release actuator system A data cartridge interlock release actuator system for disabling a data cartridge lock within a data cartridge caddy to enable an autochanger to remove a data cartridge from the data cartridge caddy. The interlock release actuator is a cam shaft within th... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5862109 | Changer-type disc playback device A disc player moves a selected disc between a playback position and a stocker. Carriages, for holding discs, are stacked concentrically and pivotally supported tightly together within the stocker. The carriages are extracted from the stocker by lifting a ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5781369 | Magnetic tape apparatus with an auxiliary entry/exit mechanism A magnetic tape apparatus has an automatic loading mechanism for automatically loading a cartridge containing a recording medium. The magnetic tape apparatus includes, in addition to the automatic loading mechanism, a recording/reproducing unit, a magazin... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5760995 | Multi-drive, multi-magazine mass storage and retrieval unit for tape cartridges A multi-drive, multi-magazine mass storage and retrieval unit for tape cartridges which automatically retrieves a selected one of a plurality of tape cartridges from one of a plurality of tape cartridge magazines for transfer to a selected one of a plural... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5757761 | Disc player for player discs disposed in cassettes defining a window opening and closeable by a sliding element A combination includes a plurality of disc assemblies, each having: a disc; a cassette having a window and a sliding element adapted to open and close the window, the disc being disposed in the cassette so as to be accessible by a playback unit of a disc ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5751084 | Air discharge guiding arrangement for preventing the scattering of foreign matter of a spindle motor The present invention relates to a spindle motor used in a hard disc drive or a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus, wherein air discharge guiding arrangement prevents foreign matter such as lubricating particles and dust scattered in the bearings of... | 05/12/1998 |
