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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7894157 | Variable spring-force mechanism for advancing tape media cartridges in a deep slot cell An apparatus to generate a spring force increasing in accordance with a quantity of tape media cartridges stored in a deep slot cell. The apparatus may include a deep slot cell, a biasing element including a torsion spring, and an advancement element. The deep slot ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7020887 | Disc cartridge and disc drive apparatus In a disc cartridge and a disc drive apparatus, a disc cartridge has an identification opening where an identification plate is installed to be capable of sliding. A probing portion is installed at the disc drive apparatus and is turned on or off by interference wit... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6691001 | Diagnostic port between independent robots An automated storage library structure, a structure of at least one robot operating within the automated storage library, and a method of connecting the robot to test equipment to facilitate testing. The robot is operative to move about the automated stor... | 02/10/2004 |
| 5926341 | Data cartridge interlock and release system A data cartridge handling and storage caddy for removing and handling more than one data cartridge outside of an autochanger and for installing more than one data cartridge into an autochanger. The data cartridge handling and storage caddy has two differe... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5726828 | Automatic disc-changing apparatus, disc-chucking apparatus, disc apparatus and position-detecting apparatus An automatic disc-changing apparatus for selectively transporting cartridge holders from a standby position to a recording and reproducing position, or from a recording and reproducing position to a standby position. The cartridge holders are capable of a... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5677898 | Disc cartridge container and apparatus having a plurality of cartridges arranged for simultaneous shutter opening closing A disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus in which a cartridge container has a number of disc cartridges loaded internal sections without stacking of the disc cartridges by arraying the disc cartridges in one plane in a matrix configuration includes a... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5666337 | Data storage apparatus having a columnar array of input-output storage receptacles with physical interlock means Data storage apparatus having an array of cartridge-storing receptacles with a media device at one extremity of the array, provides cartridge input-output either at all of the receptacles or at a predetermined number of such receptacles. The media device ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5524003 | Disk-drive apparatus waith rattle-preventing cartridge magazine A selective disk-drive apparatus in which a plurality of cartridges are stored, each cartridge containing a disk, the apparatus including a plurality of stacked partition members which define receptacle areas therebetween, each of the partition members in... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5508859 | Gravity feed data storage library having magnetic picker An automated storage library having the ability to store and manipulate data storage elements in three dimensions. Data storage elements such as tape cartridges are stored in storage compartments separated by low-friction downward sloping sliding planes e... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5493556 | Multi-disk player/recorder with biased locking means for disk cassettes In a multi-disk player having a loading and unloading equipment for selecting an arbitrary disk cassette from a containing portion for containing a plurality of trays each supporting one disk cassette in which a disk-shaped record medium is contained in a... | 02/20/1996 |
