Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
360132000 | In container | 43 |
20080259495 | Leader Tape and Magnetic Tape Cartridge Using the Same - An object is to provide a leader tape which suppresses the increase of dropout resulting from imprinting of the drive reel or leader block part due to storage for a long time or running at a high temperature and hardly causes the edge damage of a magnetic tape, and also provide a magnetic tape cartridge using the leader tape.
| 10-23-2008 |
20090086371 | RECORDING-MEDIUM DRIVING DEVICE - When a medium casing is moved deep into a device, a reference guide pin with a greater length provided in a driving-device body is first inserted into a first positioning hole of the medium casing and a subsidiary guide pin is subsequently inserted into a second positioning hole. This implies that the medium casing is guided deep into the device on the basis of the reference guide pin having a greater diameter. Therefore, even when the medium casing is inserted in a displaced state in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction, such displacement can be compensated for gradually with the movement of the medium casing. This ensures proper connection between a plurality of external terminals of the medium casing and a plurality of connector pins of the driving-device body. | 04-02-2009 |
20090128955 | Data storage tape cartridge housing characterized by an absence of removable fasteners - A data storage tape cartridge includes first and second housing sections. The first housing section includes a plurality of posts while the second housing section includes a plurality of receptacles. The plurality of receptacles is configured to receive and couple to a respective one of the plurality of posts to provide a housing characterized by an absence of removable fasteners. | 05-21-2009 |
20090296277 | Hard disk drive docking station - A hard disk drive (HDD) docking station includes a housing having a push-plate opening; a HDD support provided in the housing for supporting a HDD therein; a plate member mounted near a bottom in the housing and connected at a first edge to a fulcrum; a mating connector seat connected to the plate member for engaging with a connector provided on the HDD; a restoring spring normally pushing the plate member upward; a pivot shaft turnably connecting a supporting member to a second edge of the plate member opposite to the fulcrum; and a push plate extended from the second edge of the plate member to partially project from the push-plate opening. When the push plate is downward pushed, the plate member is caused to pivotally turn downward about the fulcrum, so that the mating connector seat is also moved downward to separate from the HDD connector. | 12-03-2009 |
20100002338 | SERVO CONTROLLING METHOD, RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC TAPE, AND MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE - A servo controlling method of the present invention is a servo controlling method for controlling a position of a magnetic head against a magnetic tape that is accommodated in a cartridge and has at least a data track and a servo track, and the method includes the steps of: reading tape variance information from a magnetic tape cartridge ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100053814 | MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIUM AND STORAGE APPARATUS - A magnetic storage medium includes: burst lines each including magnetic bodies placed in a nonmagnetic body in a predetermined repetitive pattern repeated in the radial direction, the burst lines arranged in the circumferential direction at predetermined intervals, wherein the phases of the predetermined repetitive patterns are shifted in the radial direction relative to a circumferential line at least between the adjacent ones of the burst lines. | 03-04-2010 |
20100103558 | Magnetic tape library device - The magnetic tape library device is configured, including: a front magazine and a rear magazine for housing a large number of magnetic tape cartridges; a device main body in which the both magazines are housed in a parallel state in a freely slidable manner; an accessor mechanism for transporting the cartridge taken out from the magazines; and a magnetic tape drive which loads the magnetic tape cartridge and reads/writes data. A magazine pullout mechanism for pulling out the rear magazine and a magazine extracting mechanism for extracting the rear magazine from the device main body are provided. | 04-29-2010 |
20100142090 | Library apparatus - A library apparatus includes: a housing, a record medium storage shelf that stores information record media having a barcode for identification; an input-output device in which the information record medium is loaded and which inputs and outputs information to and from the loaded information record medium; a robot that transfers the information record medium between the record medium storage shelf and the input-output device; and a controller that controls operation of the robot; a read unit that is detachably attached to the robot and reads the barcode of the information record medium; and a read unit storage that stores the read unit detached from the robot. | 06-10-2010 |
20100309582 | Recording medium cartridge and takeout management system - A recording medium cartridge includes: a recording medium that is a magnetic tape recording information; a reel body including a central shaft that takes up the recording medium and two frame plates that sandwich the taken up recording medium and face each other in a direction along the central shaft; a communication section performing communications wirelessly; and a destruction mechanism that destroys, in response to reception of a predetermined wireless signal in the communication section, the recording medium at least to the extent that reading of information by a reading device reading information from the recording medium is impossible. The destruction mechanism includes: a heating element attached to at least one of the two frame plates and supplied with electric power to generate heat, and an electric power supply section supplying electric power to the heating element in response to the reception of the wireless signal in the communication section. | 12-09-2010 |
20110075296 | RECORDING TAPE CARTRIDGE - A recording tape cartridge in which an ability to assemble a security tag into a case is excellent is provided. A recording tape cartridge includes: a case that accommodates a reel on which a recording tape is wound; a security tag having a substantially pillar shape, that is provided within the case, and that is adapted to transmit to and receive from an exterior; and a holding portion formed in the case, that holds the security tag by having the security tag fitted with the holding portion. | 03-31-2011 |
20110102943 | HIGH AREAL DENSITY TAPE FORMAT AND HEAD - A magnetic recording tape according to one embodiment includes a plurality of servo tracks, each servo track comprising a series of magnetically defined bars, wherein an average height of the bars is less than about 50 microns, wherein about eight to about twenty six data bands are present on the tape. A magnetic recording tape according to another embodiment includes a plurality of servo tracks, each servo track comprising a series of magnetically defined bars, wherein an angle between at least some of the bars is greater than about 10 degrees, wherein an average height of the bars is less than about 50 microns. A magnetic recording tape according to another embodiment includes at least about eight data bands, the data bands being defined between servo tracks, wherein about eight to about twenty six data bands are present on the tape. | 05-05-2011 |
20110149438 | UNIQUE MEDIA IDENTIFIER - An apparatus and method for providing a unique identifier for data storage media is disclosed herein. The servo track of the data storage media is encoded one or more times with media manufacturer's data. The media manufacturer's data includes a variety of information including the unique identifier. The unique identifier differentiates among different media manufacturers, different spools or pancakes from which a given media comes from, and different media within a given spool or pancake. The unique identifier scheme is configured to facilitate standardization among media manufacturers while providing error correction and flexibility for future changes in format. | 06-23-2011 |
20110273801 | PACKING METHOD FOR RECORDING TAPE CARTRIDGES AND PACKAGE OF RECORDING TAPE CARTRIDGES - The invention is to provide a packing method for recording tape cartridges and a package of recording tape cartridges, which can prevent tape performance from being affected by humidity change when the recording tape cartridge is carried and can compact a storage case can be provided. | 11-10-2011 |
20120039002 | Tape Cartridge Formatted with Increased Data Redundancy for Testing and Repair of a Defective Tape Drive - A tape drive assembly for data storage on a magnetic tape includes a tape head, a cartridge receiver and a controller. The cartridge receiver selectively receives a cartridge having a test tape formatted at a predetermined location with standard drive compatible format with increased data redundancy enabling tape drives to read data in the presence of excessive errors in tape drives that exceed the capabilities of the native drive format error corrections code. The test tape is able to operate in a drive, with multiple defective heads, that said drive would not operate with a normal format tape. | 02-16-2012 |
20120212856 | HIGH AREAL DENSITY TAPE FORMAT AND HEAD - A magnetic recording tape according to one embodiment includes a plurality of servo tracks, each servo track comprising a series of magnetically defined bars, wherein an angle between at least some of the bars is greater than about 10 degrees, wherein an average height of the bars is less than 190 microns, wherein one of the servo tracks has data encoded therein, the data being selected from a group consisting of data for encryption and data for ascertaining a longitudinal position along the tape. A magnetic recording tape according to another embodiment includes at least about eight data bands, wherein each data band is defined between a pair of adjacent servo tracks, each pair of adjacent servo tracks defining only a single data band therebetween, wherein about eight to about twenty six data bands are present on the tape. | 08-23-2012 |
20120287535 | Wavy Lapping Tape for Repair of Negative Pressure Tape Head - Method and system for manufacturing wavy lapping tape and/or wavy cleaning tape for use in the manufacturing and/or repair of negative pressure tape head(s) contour. The wavy lapping tape may be designed with predetermined wave frequency and amplitude to maintain the required contact between the negative pressure head transducer and the lapping tape and/or cleaning tape to repair negative pressure tape head(s). When the wavy lapping tape is implemented within cartridges, the present invention enables automated head test and repair of negative pressure head(s) in drives within the tape library without the need to remove heads from the drives. | 11-15-2012 |
20120320472 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS BASED TAPE CLEANING - A tape cartridge library that is equipped with a cleaning device is described. The tape cartridge library essentially includes a plurality of tape cartridges each possessing recording tape media. A plurality of tape drives that read and write data to and from each of the tape cartridges. A tape cleaning drive incapable of transferring data to and from the recording tape media which is independent of the tape drives, the tape cleaning drive disposed entirely within the tape cartridge library. The tape cleaning drive automatically receives one of the tape cartridges and cleans its respective recording tape medium when a predetermined reason for cleaning the tape cartridge is justified. | 12-20-2012 |
20130135773 | Automatic Unthread and Store of Data Storage Device Medium - An apparatus, system, and method for automatic unthreading and storage of storage media helps prevent damage to the media, which can otherwise occur when the storage media is left threaded in a storage media drive over an extended period or under adverse conditions. A sensing device may generate a signal or a detector may receive a signal indicating that a predetermined period of time has lapsed or that some other criteria has been met indicating that the storage media should be removed from the storage media drive. An unthread module in the storage media drive receives the signal and automatically unthreads and stores the storage media. A location on the storage media can be marked by the unthread module prior to unthreading such that the media may be returned to the location upon rethreading. | 05-30-2013 |
20130258526 | HIGH AREAL DENSITY TAPE FORMAT AND HEAD - A magnetic recording tape according to one embodiment includes at least about eight data bands, wherein each data band is defined between a pair of adjacent servo tracks, each pair of adjacent servo tracks defining only a single data band therebetween. One of the servo tracks has data encoded therein, the data including data for encryption. A magnetic recording tape according to another embodiment includes a plurality of servo tracks, each servo track comprising a series of magnetically defined bars. An average height of the bars is less than about 50 microns. About eight to about twenty six data bands are present on the tape. A tape supply cartridge according to various embodiments has a magnetic recording tape as described herein. | 10-03-2013 |
20160012830 | REDUCED FRICTION RETENTION OF A DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGE WITHIN A STORAGE CELL | 01-14-2016 |
20160086627 | RECORDING TAPE CARTRIDGE - A recording tape cartridge includes a release member, a sliding protrusion portion, a metallic plate and a reference portion. The release member is provided in a reel hub to be rotatable integrally with the reel. The release member moves a locking member from a locking position to an allowing position when a pushing surface of the release member is pushed from an outer side of a case. The sliding protrusion portion protrudes from the locking member toward the side thereof at which the release member is disposed. The metallic plate is provided in the release member. A distal end of the sliding protrusion portion touches the metallic plate. The reference portion is provided at the release member. The reference portion positions a position of the metallic plate relative to the pushing surface in the axial direction of the reel. | 03-24-2016 |
360133000 | For disk | 22 |
20080253023 | COMPOSITE SINGLE STRUCTURED HARD DISK DRIVE - A composite single structured hard disk drive, comprising: a machine casing having a power port and two signal I/O (input/output) ports at an outer surface thereof; an interior of the machine casing having a driving unit which is electrically connected to the power port; the driving unit being able to rotatably drive at least one recoding disk; two read/write modules (R/W modules) being installed, respectively, each R/W module having a rotatable arm set and a dynamic unit connected to the rotatable arm set; one end the rotatable arm set having at least one R/W head at a front end thereof; another end of the rotatable arm set having no the R/W head is connected to the dynamic unit; the dynamic unit being connected to the power port and being controlled by a processor in the substrate in the machine casing. | 10-16-2008 |
20080266712 | External hard disk box - An external hard disk box is used for installing a hard disk. On the bottom and on two sides of the hard disk, there is a first fastening hole and a second fastening hole. The external hard disk box includes a lower cover, an upper cover, and two positioning structures. The lower cover has a receiving space. On the bottom surface of the receiving space, there is a first positioning portion that corresponds to the first fastening hole. The upper cover covers the lower cover. The two positioning structures are respectively located on two sides of the receiving space. Each positioning structure has a second positioning portion that corresponds to the second fastening hole of the hard disk. By using the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion, the hard disk is firmly positioned in the hard disk box. Screws are not needed. | 10-30-2008 |
20090009909 | Case Member and Cartridge - A cartridge includes a case member ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090116146 | RECORDING-MEDIUM DRIVING DEVICE - When a medium casing is properly inserted, a first pair of projections and a second pair of projections are passed through between a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface of a chassis in the moving direction and are thus prevented from coming into contact with the first and second bottom surfaces, thereby allowing for smooth insertion of the medium casing. In contrast, when the medium casing is inserted improperly from its wrong end, one of the projections on the lower surface of the medium casing comes into abutment with the second bottom surface of the chassis near the opening. Accordingly, an improperly inserted medium casing can be prevented from being inserted any further at an early stage of the insertion process. | 05-07-2009 |
20090128956 | Disk Apparatus - The disk apparatus according to the present invention includes a tray which is elevationally movably disposed within a casing of apparatus integrating a disk reproducing system mechanism and holds a disk to be reproduced thereon, and the tray is provided with a disk supporting section supporting the peripheral edge of the disk such that the recording surface of the disk is floated on the tray. | 05-21-2009 |
20090154016 | Computer storage drive with user selectable mode of identification - A computer drive bay that accepts hard drive cartridges and has the ability for the user to select between identifying itself to the host computer as either a-removable media device or as a fixed disc to improve data backup operations. | 06-18-2009 |
20090168243 | HARD DISK CASE - A hard disk case for installation in a computer case includes a support frame for installation of a hard disk drive, a base mounted to the support frame, and a handle. The handle has a pivoting end pivotally connected with the base, a first protrusion insertable in an insertion portion of the computer case and pushable against a periphery wall of the insertion portion for enabling engagement of the hard disk drive with the computer case, and a second protrusion spaced from the first protrusion and pushable against a stopping portion of the computer case for enabling disengagement of the hard disk drive from the computer case. As a result, the hard disk case of the present invention is convenient in assembly and disassembly works. | 07-02-2009 |
20090190258 | Reader including an interposer that prevents coupling with write-protected data cartridges - A removable hard disk drive storage system includes a data storage cartridge having a write protect switch, and a reader configured to couple to and read data from the data storage cartridge. The reader includes a physical block that aligns with the write protect switch of the data storage cartridge. The physical block aligns with the write protect switch of the data storage cartridge to prevent the reader from coupling to the data storage cartridge when the write protect switch is in a write protect position. | 07-30-2009 |
20090195926 | Removable hard-disk structure without screws - The present invention relates to a removable hard-disk structure without screws at least comprising a housing, a first elastic arm, a second elastic arm and a removable component. The housing having a placing space is connected to an opening end to enable the hard disk be placed into the placing space, and a door plate is further installed at the opening end to avoid the hard disk departing from the housing. The first and the second elastic arms are installed at the top surface and two side surfaces respectively, and these elastic arms are cantilever type and extend a pressing end into the placing space, which holds and presses the hard disk, and the hard disk is correctly being placed into the placing space. The removable component has a connecting end which is connected into the placing space, as the hard disk is placed in the placing space, the removable component fits the hard disk, and thus the hard disk can be easily removed by applying force on the removable end of the removable component. | 08-06-2009 |
20090195927 | DIGITALLY SHREDDING ON REMOVABLE DISK DRIVES - Embodiments provide unique and novel systems and methods for deleting data on removable disk drives. In embodiments, the removable disk drives store data that may be erased such that the data is considered destroyed but that allows the removable disk drive to be reused. The archiving system can determine which data should be erased. Then, the data is digitally shredded on sector boundaries of the removable disk drives such that the reclaimed memory cannot be read to decipher the erased data. In alternative embodiments, data is written across sector boundaries such that two or more files may occupy a single sector. A journal area, in embodiments, allows for copying the data in a sector with two or more files, digitally shredding the sectors in the removable disk drive, and rewriting the data that was not to be digitally shredded to the original location of the data. | 08-06-2009 |
20100020440 | LOW PROFILE SUBSTRATE SHIPPER - A container for transporting media that includes a body with a top opening and a bottom opening, and a top lid to cover the top opening and a bottom cover to cover the bottom opening. The body includes a disk separator comb with rails to hold media disks. The rails are shaped such that they follow part of the contour of a circle. The height of the body is such that the circle projects out of the top opening. | 01-28-2010 |
20100091403 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH MAXIMUM CAPACITY INCREASABLE THROUGH CONSUMPTION OF ADVERTISEMENT MATERIAL - A data storage device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the data storage device has a maximum storage capacity and is initially limited to providing access to a limited amount of data storage capacity that is less than the maximum data storage capacity. The size of the limited amount of data storage capacity is variable based on an indication of how much of a collection of advertising material has been viewed. In one embodiment, a host system manages a transfer of all or a portion of the collection of advertising material to a storage location on the data storage device. In one embodiment, the same host system manages adjustments to the size of the limited amount of data storage capacity based on how much of the collection of advertising materials has been consumed. | 04-15-2010 |
20100118440 | CAGE - A cage adapted to carry a plurality of disc drives and fix the disc drives within a case of a computer host is provided. The computer host has a mother board. The disc drives are spread horizontally within the cage, so that the disc drives are hung above the mother board. | 05-13-2010 |
20100165507 | ENCODER MODULE WITH A SLIDING ASSEMBLY - An encoder module with a sliding assembly comprises a cover, a disk, a reading head, a bottom plate, and a sliding unit; wherein in assembly, the disk is installed at an upper front side of the bottom plate; the reading head is installed upon a front side of the sliding unit; the sliding unit is pushed into a lower hole of the bottom plate so that a front end of the sliding unit exposes from the lower hole of the bottom plate; in that the reading head serves to read signals from the disk; finally the cover covers upon an outer side of the bottom plate, the sliding unit and the reading head so as to form as an encoder module with a sliding assembly. | 07-01-2010 |
20100220412 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISK DRIVE DEVICE CAPABLE OF REDUCING AMOUNT OF UNBALANCE, DISK DRIVE DEVICE AND SUBASSEMBLY THEREOF - A disk drive device is provided with a recording disk, a base member, a bearing unit, and a hub member. In a marking step, unbalance information indicating the displacement of the center of gravity of the hub member with respect to the rotation center of the hub member is acquired, and an information mark containing the unbalance information is applied to at least the hub member or the base member. In an installing and adjustment step, the unbalance information is read form the information mark, and the position for installing the recording disk in an outer cylinder part is determined in accordance with the unbalance information so as to install the recording disk on the hub member. | 09-02-2010 |
20110051287 | DISK DRIVE DEVICE WITH IMPROVED SHOCK RESISTANCE - The disk drive device includes a base plate, a hub on which a recording disk is mounted, a shaft bearing unit that is arranged on the base plate and that rotatably supports the hub, and a spindle drive unit that drives the hub to rotate. The spindle driving unit includes a stator core having a salient pole, a coil wound around the salient pole, and a magnet opposed to the salient pole. The hub formed of a magnetic material includes an outer cylindrical portion engaged with an inner circumference of the recording disk. A shaft is inserted into a sleeve, and the sleeve, which is of an approximate cylindrical shape, is inserted into a housing as part of the shaft bearing unit. The shaft is fixed to the rotational center of the hub, rotating along the axis together with the hub. | 03-03-2011 |
20110122531 | HARD-DISK DRIVE WITH VAPOR-PHASE LUBRICANT SUPPLY SYSTEM - A hard-disk drive. The hard-disk drive includes a disk enclosure, a magnetic-recording disk accommodated in the disk enclosure, and a diffusion suppressing film. The diffusion suppressing film divides the space in the disk enclosure into a first space where the magnetic-recording disk is disposed and a second space for retaining a lubricant. The diffusion suppressing film also suppresses diffusion of the lubricant from the second space to the first space. | 05-26-2011 |
20110279927 | LOCKED WARNING APPARATUS USED FOR HANDLE OF HARD DISK DRIVE BRACKET - A locked warning apparatus used for a handle of a hard disk drive bracket is described. The locked warning apparatus includes a locking base, a locking device, an upper cover assembly, and a pressing unit. The locking base has a clasping portion and an elastic protrusion. The locking device has a blocking portion. The clasping portion of the locking base is fastened to the locking device in a form of line-surface interface contact. The blocking portion reciprocates a back and forth motion on the elastic protrusion of the locking base to allow the locking device to retain either a lock status or an unlock status correspondingly. When the locking device retains the lock status, the locking device buckles the upper cover assembly. When the locking device retains the unlock status, the upper cover assembly can be ejected from the locking base by pushing the pressing unit. | 11-17-2011 |
20120087040 | MAGNETIC DISK INSPECTING METHOD AND ITS SYSTEM - The present invention provides a magnetic disk inspection method and its system suitable to supply magnetic disks stored in a cassette to a plurality of inspection devices and collects inspected magnetic disks from the inspection devices. The cassette in which uninspected magnetic disks are stored is taken out from a cassette housing unit and transferred to any one of a plurality of optical inspection units. The optical disk inspection unit to which the cassette with the uninspected magnetic disks stored therein is transferred, takes out an uninspected magnetic disk and inspects both surfaces thereof. The magnetic disk whose both surfaces are inspected and which is determined as a non-defective product is stored in a cassette for collecting non-defective magnetic disks. The cassette is transferred from the optical inspection unit to the cassette housing unit. The transferred cassette is housed in the cassette housing unit. | 04-12-2012 |
20130057982 | DISC CONVEYING DEVICE - A disc conveying device includes a route adjuster which is pressed and turned by a disc-shaped recording medium being conveyed in a direction orthogonal to a central axis direction in a lead-in direction of being extracted and led in from a disc cartridge and an ejecting direction of being stored in the disc cartridge after being ejected; wherein a positioning groove is formed to the route adjuster, in which a peripheral portion of the disc-shaped recording medium is inserted at the time of the disc-shaped recording medium being conveyed, so as to position the disc-shaped recording medium. | 03-07-2013 |
20130155548 | RECORDING DISK DRIVING DEVICE - There is provided a recording disk driving device including a rotor including a rotor hub on which at least one disk is installed, a stator for rotatably supporting the rotor, and a housing including a base member on which the stator is fixedly installed, and an upper case coupled to the base member to form an internal space, wherein the housing is provided with a contact preventing portion formed on a surface of the housing, facing the disk. | 06-20-2013 |
20140085752 | CARTRIDGE DRIVE APPARATUS - A cartridge drive apparatus includes a hole detection lever and a hole detector. The hole detection lever is provided with a projection corresponding to an identification hole position of a first shell of a cartridge at an insertion completion position of the cartridge. The projection is supported with respect to the identification hole to be movable in an insertion direction. The movement of the projection in the insertion direction is limited depending on a position of a second shell separated from the first shell. The hole detector is configured to detect whether or not an identification hole is formed at an identification hole position depending on the amount of movement of the projection in the insertion direction. | 03-27-2014 |