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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 |
| 7334978 | Cartridge-handling apparatus for a media storage system Cartridge-handling apparatus for a media storage system comprising a lift assembly having at least one guide track aligned along a first displacement path in the media storage system. A carriage having a transfer shaft aligned along a second displacement path in the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7234227 | Methods for centering disks in a magnetic disk assembly An apparatus and a method are provided to facilitate building of a disk stack for inclusion in a magnetic disk drive. A spindle is provided which comprises first and second disk contacts. A mechanism is provided to bias an inner diameter of a stack of plural disks t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7181824 | Method of installing a disk clamp over a hub of a disk drive A disk clamp is provided for securing one or more data storage disks to a disk drive without the need for screws. A preloading device is also provided for installing the disk clamp and removing the disk clamp after installation. The preloading device applies a load ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7089573 | Information recording/reading apparatus An information recording and/or reading apparatus has a base plate, a spindle motor for rotating a disk by the output shaft perpendicular to the base plate, a rotary alignment control device for determining the rotation position of a recording/reading head of a head... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7028319 | Transverse-adjustment device for a spindle motor The transverse-adjustment device for a spindle motor is used to adjust and correct the transverse position of the spindle motor to be aligned at an identical axis with the optical pick-up, and comprises: a first displacement-adjusting member and a second displacemen... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6943975 | Automatic library for data storage tape cartridges An automatic library for cartridges of data storage tapes comprises a drive for cartridges having the form of a flat right parallelepiped having a flat side and a magazine. The drive has a cartridge pocket adapted to receive the cartridges. The magazine comprises on... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6309162 | Data storage system with redundant media handling assemblies A data storage system comprising: a media picker displacement path having a first end and a second end; a first media picker assembly mounted in the picker displacement path; a second media picker assembly mounted in the picker displacement path; a plural... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6111385 | Driving method using motor and its driving apparatus, exchanging apparatus of recording medium, and driving method of exchanging apparatus of recording medium A driving apparatus using a motor has a stepping motor, a moving mechanism, and a driving circuit. The moving mechanism moves an object to be driven on the basis of a driving force of the stepping motor. The moving mechanism moves the object among a plura... | 08/29/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5886853 | Library apparatus An MPU of a second subcontroller in a library apparatus executes an intra-memory apparatus construction data creation program, thereby controlling operations of an accessor and of a bar code reader. Unit construction data is thereby obtained from a bar co... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5818180 | Voice coil motor feedback control circuit A circuit for driving a voice coil motor used to position the heads of a disk drive is disclosed. The circuit consists of a an H-bridge circuit, a controller, and a feedback loop. The feedback loop prevents the BEMF from driving a voltage on the voice coi... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5659434 | Library apparatus having a rotary cell drum with a locking mechanism A library apparatus having a rotary cell drum that minimizes the loss of access time. The library apparatus comprises a recording medium drive unit for writing and reading data to and from a recording medium cartridge; a cartridge entry unit for entering ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5577010 | Apparatus for retrieving and playing a plurality of discs An apparatus (14) for retrieving and loading disc-shaped objects including CD's (16) onto a CD player (20), such as for a CD juke box (10), is disclosed. The apparatus (14) retrieves an awaiting CD (16) from a loading station (18) and places the retrieved... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5548567 | Automatic disk player with stackable disk storage boxes A storage box or device for a large number of disks such as optical disks to be stored therein, and also for enabling a disk player having an automatic disk exchanger to be played while being stored in said storage box. The device comprises a plurality of... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5513156 | Library apparatus A library apparatus where multiple moving commands generated by several upper-order units are conveyed to a director. The moving commands may be sequentially conveyed through the same channel or may be simultaneously conveyed through different channels. T... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5253129 | Removable and transportable hard disk subsystem A removable and transportable hard disk subsystem is provided for use with at least one computer and includes at least one hard disk module. The module contains a shock mounted, thin and compact micro-Winchester head and disk assembly which plugs into a b... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5210729 | Computer disk transfer apparatus A computer disk transfer apparatus for automatically transferring computer diskettes in a stable and precise fashion from one diskette duplicating machine to a subsequent diskette duplicating machine. The apparatus includes a swing arm which is bridgeable... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5185727 | Coin or token operated machine for playing pre-recorded record discs There is disclosed a coin or token operated machine for playing pre-recorded discs and which comprises a magazine store (10) for holding a plurality of pre-recorded record discs, with each disc having its own distinctive coding extracted, a selector (11) ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5177722 | Disk player with disk changer functions A disk player with disk changer functions and having a stacker for storing plural disks for playback allows a new disk to be added or disks to be changed without removing the stacker. The disk player is also convenient for playback of single disks not to ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5159585 | Multi-disk player system incorporating disk search and disk selection functions A multi-disk player system including a housing, a playing mechanism provided within the housing, a magazine that is capable of accommodating a plurality of disks in an orderly manner and which is provided detachably with respect to the housing, a magazine... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5146446 | Disc player having automatic disc ejection, and method of providing same A front loading disc player including two trays that can carry respective discs and having a selectable automatic disc ejection feature. When the automatic ejection mode is selected and scheduled play is completed, there is an interchanging of a playing o... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5065262 | Removable and transportable hard disk subsystem A removable and transportable hard disk subsystem is provided for use with at least one computer and includes at least one hard disk module. The module contains a shock mounted, thin and compact micro-Winchester head and disk assembly which plugs into a b... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5031060 | Diskette sequential loading and storing apparatus An apparatus for sequentially feeding diskettes from a feed magazine alternately into one of two alternately used drop chutes. Each drop chute sequentially feeds received diskettes into a disk drive subassembly which drives the disk in rotation for purpos... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4980818 | Method and apparatus for common resource status management in a computer system including a plurality of computers coupled to a common resource In a complex computer system in which a resource is shared by several computers, the resource is provided therein with a memory for recording the status of the resource. Each computer writes status information of the resource into the memory and also read... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4945430 | Carrier apparatus for taking information-storage regular articles in and out An elevation mechanism for elevating a support member (7) of a picker (6) is suspended at its both ends by strings (17, 18). The strings (17, 18) are stretched to a pull-driving portion disposed at the back of aligned positions of information-storage regu... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4945429 | Data security arrangement for an automated magnetic tape cartridge library system This data security arrangement provides a significant level of data security in an automatic magnetic tape cartridge library by isolating the actual data from the control of the data retrieval process. This isolation is accomplished by the use of a plural... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4901172 | Recording/playback apparatus with auto-changer A plurality of buckets are fixedly provided on a different rotary body at predetermined angular intervals, and a disc-shaped recording medium is capable of being loaded into each bucket. A recording/playback position is situated at a predetermined angular... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4878137 | Disk file device A disk file device includes a stocker for accommodating a plurality of cartridges each holding a disk. A cartridge displacing mechanism with a cartridge rceiving container passes a cartridge through an opening formed in the casing. A carrier moves a cartr... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4864438 | Tape cartridge movement management in an automated tape cartridge library system The tape cartridge movement management apparatus for an automated tape cartridge library system includes a database that identifies each tape cartridge stored in the library system and its physical location, whether in its home position or in transit. In ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4849838 | Large capacity information storage apparatus using a plurality of magnetic disk units An information storage apparatus (20) used in combination with an information processing device utilizes a plurality of magnetic disk units (22). The units are individually stocked in stocking locations of a stocking device (23). The stocking locations ar... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4836621 | Disk file apparatus A disk file apparatus is provided with a plurality of storage compartments disposed in a vertical column for receiving a cartridge therein. A transfer member adapted to receive a single cartridge is mounted for horizontal movement within a housing surroun... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4833554 | Hard disk drive module and receptacle therefor A portable hard disk drive module enclosing all of the operative components of the disk drive is removably received by a receptacle in a microcomputer system. The disk drive module and the receptacle each have an electrical connector and these connectors ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4815056 | Automatic disk handling device with overturn plate In a diskfile device wherein a large amount of information transmitted by documents, images, sounds, etc. are stored in a lot of disks, these disks are included in respective cartridges (1), these cartridges (1) are accommodated in a stocker, and a cartri... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4813838 | Automatic loader for computer diskettes A computer diskette automatic loading device having a hopper for holding a plurality of diskettes, and an automated diskette selection mechanism for the serial removal of diskettes from the hopper for processing and sorting of diskettes into accept and re... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4734814 | Plural disk cartridge arrangement In a disk cartridge for charging therein a plurality of disks so that the disks are stacked therein, slide tabs for removing a desired disk are slidably provided along disk discharge and charge directions, and click engaging portions for temporarily locki... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4727439 | Magnetic disc unit system A magnetic disc unit capable of improving the throughput by minimizing the seek time for the magnetic head. The magnetic disc unit is operative to respond to a cylinder address instructed by the host unit to move the magnetic head to the corresponding cyl... | 02/23/1988 |
