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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7317592 | Automatic medium changer with carrier-pressure-operated mechanical auto lock/unlock mechanism To prevent a door opening when a carrier moves without using an electric actuator and without placing a burden on a device. An auto lock/unlock mechanism is composed solely of mechanical elements, and a lock mechanism is switched between an unlocked state and a lock... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310223 | Electrical connector device for a disc drive An electrical connector device for an enclosure is provided. The electrical connector device includes an outer frame that is configured to at least partially surround an enclosure. The outer frame includes a plurality of mutually coupled sidewalls. The outer frame a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7177723 | Operational optimization after powering on a robotic data storage library A robotic storage library is provided for reducing the transition time to reach an operational state following a transition from a power-off to a power-on state. The robotic storage library can generally include a transport unit for moving data cartridges, or other ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7089571 | Optical disc drive compatible with memory card slot A disc drive designed to hold a cartridge containing an optical data storage disk is compatible with a memory card slot in a host digital electronics device such as a PDA, for example a slot designed for a Type I CompactFlash card. The disc drive contains a body ass... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7058959 | Optical disc drive compatible with memory card slot A disc drive designed to hold a cartridge containing an optical data storage disk is compatible with a memory card slot in a host digital electronics device such as a PDA, for example a slot designed for a Type I CompactFlash card. The disc drive contains a body ass... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048345 | Reconfigurable data cartridge import/export drawer A data cartridge exchange apparatus for use in a data storage system having a drawer with at least a first data cartridge storage location and a second data cartridge storage location. The drawer is operatively associated with the data storage system so that the fir... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7016136 | Method and system for adjusting a magnetic tape head A method of adjusting a magnetic head of the invention includes the steps of: setting a cleaning cartridge into a drive unit; identifying the set cartridge as the cleaning cartridge by checking a cleaning bit in a non-volatile memory; performing an adjustment-operat... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6957440 | Methods for translating and reading optical disks The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods for reading optical disks. Some implementations are particularly well suited for automatically playing both sides of a dual-sided optical disk. By coordinated delivery of disks between a disk reader, a disk trans... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6577562 | Method to allocate storage elements while in a reset state A method to return an automated data storage and retrieval system from a reset state to the ready state. An automated data storage and retrieval system which includes a computer useable medium having computer readable program code disposed therein to impl... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6088305 | Frame assembly for data storage and retrieval system Frame assembly for a data storage and retrieval system of the type in which data storage cartridges are transported between storage locations and drive locations where data is written to and read from the cartridges. The frame includes a backplane which h... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5995320 | Horizontally oriented autoloader for data storage cartridges The horizontally oriented autoloader for data storage cartridges orients the data storage cartridges in a horizontally oriented loading bin, and occupies a vertical space consistent with the vertical dimensions of the associated cartridge drive. These fea... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5870245 | Modular cabinet for data storage media and drives A data storage and retrieval system minimizes mechanical complexity and maximizes system flexibility by providing a modular rack mountable system which includes a passive transfer carriage for transferring media elements within the system. An active trans... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5761161 | Automated library system with vertically translating input/output station The present invention provides an Input/Output station of an automated storage and retrieval system, or library, which uses an elevator mechanism to vertically translate a cartridge or a magazine containing a plurality of cartridges from a maximum vertica... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5742570 | Cartridge auto-changer A cartridge auto-changer includes a main unit (12) within which a vertical array of shelves (4a) and disc drives (6a) are arranged, and a carrier (2) positioned behind the shelves and disc drives and moved in a vertical direction. An extension unit (22) i... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5717665 | Locking devices for use in a cartridge handling system A cartridge handling system utilizing a cartridge locking apparatus adapted to simultaneously lock cartridges within corresponding storage locations and a cartridge engaging assembly lock-down apparatus adapted to secure the cartridge engaging assembly to... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5684766 | Optical disk library apparatus with automatic head cleaning function An optical disk library apparatus equipped with a function of automatically cleaning an optical head in a drive unit. This optical disk library apparatus comprises a cartridge entry/eject mechanism for entering an optical disk cartridge into the library a... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5373489 | External storage device with a plurality of recording/reproducing drive units and a plurality of storage racks stacked in a common plane An external storage device having racks for receiving cartridges each accommodating a storage medium therein, drive units capable of recording and reproducing data from the storage medium, a mechanism for transporting the cartridge, and a mechanism for lo... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5353269 | Disk storage apparatus A disk exchanger apparatus including a disk gripper and a disk exchange mechanism capable of horizontally holding a disk cartridge and selectively introducing and removing the disk cartridge through access openings at both sides of the gripper from disk s... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5124969 | Housing means for an automated data library A housing for an automated data library which is a substantially rigid lightweight structure providing accurate location of the components therein. The housing structure comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending members disposed about and parallel... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5107474 | Multi-magazine disc player A multimagazine disc player includes an array of magazines removably stored therein each for holding a plurality of discs, and a playback device movable and positionable in alignment with one of the magazines at a time for playing back a selected one of t... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5101388 | Disk player system with an automatic magazine changer A disk player system comprises a disk player body including an outer casing and provided with a disk magazine insertion port through which a disk magazine is to be mounted in the disk player body which is capable of reading information recorded on a disk ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5034935 | Multi-magazine disc player A multimagazine disc player includes an array of magazines removably stored therein each for holding a plurality of discs, and a playback device movable and positionable in alignment with one of the magazines at a time for playing back a selected one of t... | 07/23/1991 |
