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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7340749 | Method and apparatus to detect presence of or a size of a data cartridge A media-detection system for a cartridge-receiving device may comprise, according to one embodiment, a cartridge-referencing member mounted to the cartridge-receiving device. The cartridge-referencing member is resiliently displaceable by a data cartridge received i... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7212470 | Method and apparatus to transfer information between a host computer and one or more hard disks disposed in a data storage and retrieval system An accessor moveably disposed within a data storage and retrieval system, where that accessor includes an information input/output device and a power supply connector disposed on a gripper mechanism such that the information input/output device and the power supply ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7088541 | Mounting for disk drive unit and method of handling A mounting for a disk drive unit includes a carrier for carrying a disk drive unit during required movement of the disk drive unit. The carrier defines a space into which the disk drive unit can be inserted, and the carrier is adapted to be inserted with the disk dr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6922709 | Method for maintaining consistent dual copies of vital product data in a dual accessor library of portable data storage media A dual accessor library is equipped to maintain consistent dual copies of vital product data (VPD) or other such metadata. For each accessor, the library includes various associated components, including a controller to manage the media accessor, VPD or other such m... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6826004 | Gripper assembly for interfacing with portable storage devices in a storage library Provided is a method, system, and storage library for storing data. A data storage cartridge includes a data storage device and the data storage device includes a storage medium and a power supply. A transfer station includes an interface capable of mating with the ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6754768 | Library of hard disk drives with transparent emulating interface Disclosed is a library of hard disk drives with transparent emulating interface. The hard disk drives are shelved in associated storage locations in the library. A library controller translates the logical address of a requested hard disk drive known to the requesti... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6650601 | Hard disk drive picking device and method Disclosed is a hard disk drive picking device and method for transferring a disk drive from one of a plurality of storage bins in a library to a destination wherein the disk drive may be electrically interconnected to a computer. The picking device includ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6487474 | Automated data storage library with multipurpose slots providing user-selected control path to shared robotic device A data storage library features multipurpose slots each configured to receive a media drive (operable to read/write data from/to media removably loaded into the media drive) a command relay port (operable to convey media transport signals from a host to a... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6381517 | Method and apparatus to analyze accessor performance An automated data storage system which comprises one or more robotic accessors movably disposed therein, each such accessor including a revolving memory buffer and a velocity control program, wherein the velocity control program stores operational data re... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5970030 | Automated data storage library component exchange using media accessor Disclosed is an automated data storage library in which a library accessor, arranged for accessing data recording media stored in storage bins, may also exchange electronic components of the library. The media are provided with access engagement surfaces ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5793714 | Optical disk library apparatus of desk-top type A tray is provided in an apparatus main body so that it can be freely loaded or unloaded in the depth direction. The tray is enclosed in an enclosing port of the front portion. A plurality of magazine racks each having a plurality of slots which can enclo... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5691859 | Drive with features which adjust and actuate cartridge transport and library with such drive A cartridge library (30) includes a magnetic tape drive (40), a cartridge magazine (36), and a gripper assembly (200) for moving a selected data cartridge (42) between the tape drive and the cartridge magazine. A bezel (70) of the magnetic tape drive has ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5612831 | Removeable media drive unit with loader interlock to indicate presence of object An interlock system is provided for removable-media drive unit to prevent the drive loader from attempting to pull in and mount a data cartridge before it is released by a mechanical gripper or human hand. The interlock system includes a light source and ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 4504878 | System for storing and automatically retrieving recording discs A mechanism is described for storing and automatically retrieving a plurality of recording discs such as floppy discs. A plurality of recording discs are vertically disposed in a cartridge which is adapted to be held on a horizontally movable carriage whi... | 03/12/1985 |
