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7359156 Magnetic tape head system method specifying parameters for near-constant resolution at varying tape velocities  
A magnetic tape head system and associated method are disclosed. Included is one or more head assemblies each including a base with a row bar coupled thereto with a head situated therein for...
7349181 Rotatable tape guide with tapered flanges  
A rotatable tape guide with a cylindrical barrel having a cylindrical peripheral surface; and a guide flange substantially at each outer side of the cylindrical barrel and having a frusto-conical...
7295402 Magnetic tape cartridge and recorder/reproducer a magnetic tape cartridge  
A magnetic tape cartridge and A magnetic tape cartridge recording/reproducing apparatus, which can prevent a magnetic tape from being charged to avoid damage of a magnetic head while lowering the...
7278605 Guide roller in tape drive and method of controlling the same  
A roller body receives a tape at a cylindrical surface. First and second flange members are located adjacent one and the other ends of the roller body for movement in the axial direction of the...
7251093 Tape system with adjustable wrap angles and method for adjusting tape wrap angle  
A method for adjusting a tape wrap angle is described comprising the steps of operating the tape system to generate or regenerate an electrical signal in the head from the tape, either increasing...
7215505 Pole base assembly for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus  
A pole base assembly for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for guiding a tape drawn from a reel through a predetermined path in parallel or substantially in parallel toward a lead surface...
7180708 Stationary tape guide with spring arrangement and ceramic guide portion mating with plastic mounting portion  
A tape drive is provided having a pair of stationary guide assemblies disposed symmetrically about the magnetic read/write head. Each of the stationary guide assemblies has a mounting portion and a...
7180697 Tape loading apparatus  
A tape loading apparatus comprises a base, a tape guide post about which a tape is wrapped for tape loading, and a post end contact member provided on the base for fixing the height of the tape...
7123432 Servo writer with adjustment mechanism  
Disclosed is a low-cost servo writer with a simple adjusting mechanism, which can record/reproduce servo signals on or from magnetic tapes precisely, and which makes it possible to shorten the...
7116520 Guide roller and magnetic tape drive  
A clockwise helical groove is formed on the outer periphery surface of a rigid roller toward one end from the center position in the axial direction. A counter-clockwise helical groove is formed on...
7079351 Magnetic tape guiding device for use with a tape transport system of a tape recorder and method for using the same  
An improved magnetic tape guiding device for use with a magnetic tape transport system of a tape recorder and the like, and a method for using the same. The magnetic tape guiding system of the tape...
7050261 Magnetic recording tape drive with tape guide assembly having dampening disk  
A tape drive is provided having a pair of stationary guide assemblies disposed symmetrically about the magnetic read/write head. Each of the stationary guide assemblies has a mounting portion and a...
6963467 Method and apparatus for compensating for media shift due to tape guide  
A method and apparatus for compensating for media shift due to spiral groove roller tape guide is disclosed. The lateral tape shift is measured. Then the control of the coarse actuator is adjusted...
6873495 Recording and/or reproducing device comprising a coated tape guide  
A recording and/or reproducing device ( 1 ) includes at least one tape guide ( 10 ) having a guide wall ( 13 ) and guide flanges ( 14, 15 ) projecting beyond the guide wall ( 13 ). The guide wall...
6822822 Tape loading apparatus  
A tape loading apparatus comprises a base, a tape guide post for guiding running of a tape, a carrier for carrying the tape guide post and conveying the tape for tape loading, a post engagement...
6822820 Apparatus for detecting damage to the transducer head and/or tape guide of an interactive media device  
A data tape drive for recording information on the data tape of a tape cartridge has a transducer head with air bleed slots that define side walls, a tape guide, and a device for detecting damage...
6781792 Method and apparatus for providing tape head assemblies having U-shaped support beams for very high density recording  
A tape head and method for forming a tape head are disclosed. The tape head includes a matched support beam pair, each support beam having a tape head disposed on the support beam, each support...
6765750 Tape loading device  
A tape loading device for loading a tape from a first state, in which the tape is mounted on a chassis, to a second state, in which a tape running path is formed as a result of a tape guide post...
6760177 Signal-based tape wrap angle setting for flat contour linear tape recording heads  
In an essentially flat contour linear tape recording head, a nominal tape wrap angle exists at which reading signals from the magnetic tape ceases and/or commences. This nominal tape wrap angle can...
6754033 Tape surface constraint of lateral transients  
A tape movement constraint is provided for a tape drive system which moves a tape longitudinally along a tape path across a tape head, the tape having longitudinal tracks. The tape head has a track...
6744593 Tape path for a cartridge tape drive  
A tape drive having a cartridge receiving area for receiving a cartridge containing a recording medium on a supply reel is disclosed. The tape drive has a take-up reel. The take-up reel includes a...
6738224 Magnetic tape guide having a guide surface formed by a plurality of circular arc surfaces and a magnetic tape device including same  
In a case in which hydrobearings are used in the tape guides of a magnetic tape device, the guide surface for guiding a magnetic tape is formed by a plurality of circular arc surfaces. In...
6714381 Tape media guiding assembly for protecting a tape head  
A guiding assembly in a tape drive employing a single reel for preventing damage to a tape head during the loading and unloading of magnetic tape media from a tape cartridge also employing a single...
6700733 Tape system with adjustable wrap angles and method for adjusting tape wrap angle  
A method for adjusting a tape wrap angle is described comprising the steps of operating the tape system to generate or regenerate an electrical signal in the head from the tape, either increasing...
6678111 Magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus having a tape guide post mechanism in that a tilt of the tape guide post is restricted  
A magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus for recording information to and reproducing information from a magnetic tape extracted from a cassette loaded in the apparatus, the magnetic tape...
6633449 High bandwidth tape positioning system and servo controlled rollers for active tape positioning  
Methods and apparatus for a magnetic tape drive, which allow a magnetic tape to be positioned with respect to a tape head. The invention includes actively controlling the position of a tape guide...
6624974 Recording and/or reproducing apparatus with mechanism for damping vibrations of a component part which cooperates with a record carrier in the form of a tape  
In a recording and/or reproducing apparatus ( 1 ) having a stationarily mounted and substantially rigid first component part ( 37 ) and having at least one pin-like second component part ( 51, 52 )...
6570740 Tape guide with wear resistant coating  
A tape guide in which the corner geometry between the flanges and the hub prevents the tape from abruptly bumping the flange and in which the corner is coated with a very hard wear resistant...
6563670 Data storage tape cartridge with guide having wear pattern  
A data storage tape cartridge ( 10 ) includes two tape guides ( 23, 24 ). The tapes guides ( 23, 24 ) have a foil ( 43, 143, 243 ) which is constructed from material which causes a wear pattern (...
6501620 Tape guide mechanism which orients tape in transverse and normal-to-transverse directions for adjusting tape stiffness  
A guide mechanism and method for positioning a tape media in a transverse position at a transducer. A first surface guide disposed to one side of the transducer engages the tape media surface to...
6424496 Variable width flat tape head for bi-directional contact recording and method for making the same  
A variable width flat tape head for bi-directional contact recording and method for making the same has significant advantages over both traditional contoured tape heads and single width flat heads...
6381096 Tape transport with air bearings  
A tape transport system for positioning magnetic tape moving over a tape head is provided. The tape system includes at least one air bearing having a sinuous surface over which travels one side of...
6353514 Two-sided compliant tape guide  
A data storage cartridge includes a length of magnetic tape wound on a pair of tape reels within a housing to define a tape path. A tape guide disposed along a portion of the tape path includes a...
6320727 Roller guiding system for delivery of tape media along a tape path  
A roller guiding system for delivery of magnetic tape media along a tape path between a tape drive employing a single reel and a tape cartridge employing a single reel. The roller guiding system...
6295181 Tape bearing surface with reduce tape contact and method of making same  
A tape bearing surface for a tape that reduces tape surface contact near the edge, while minimizing variation in cross-web tension, and a method of making the same. The tape surface piece has a...
6212040 Magnetic head having pole tips extending above and off a transverse width of an isolated mesa  
A magnetic head that delays the onset of pole tip recession. Each read and write transducer protrudes out from a mesa, which in turn protrudes out of the magnetic head's tape bearing surface. The...
6191919 Magnetic transducer with debris guiding channels having non-vertical sloping walls formed in a tape bearing surface  
A magnetic head having a pair of longitudinal channels in a tape bearing surface that flank each transducer. The channels reduce the effective height of debris in the channels near the transducers....
6141184 Tape drive data storage device having perpendicularly adjusted tape guides  
A magnetic tape drive data storage device includes a plurality of tape guides, wherein each of the plurality of tape guides is adjusted such that magnetic recording tape passes along tape travel...
6122147 Negative pressure head contour in a linear tape recording system with tape deforming cavity  
A magnetic head assembly in a linear tape system having an interface region having a substantially flat region with a substantially square leading edge and at least one cavity in the flat region....
6118630 Compliant edge guiding and following system for tape  
Disclosed is a compliant edge guiding and following system for recording tape. Two tape bearings are provided which define a tape path, each having a bearing surface for supporting lengthwise...
6104569 Tape guide angle controlling apparatus for magnetic tape recorder-player  
A tape guide angle controlling apparatus for controlling an orientation of a tape guide in a magnetic tape recorder-player includes a main base, a shaft bushing provided in the main base and having...
6075680 Magnetic head and recording/reproducing apparatus having abrasive sliders  
In a magnetic head having a recording and/or reproducing portion for recording and/or reproducing a signal on/from a magnetic tape and arranged in such a manner that the recording and/or...
6067213 Tape stepper for transverse track positioning in a multitrack tape recorder  
The invention concerns a device which comprises a device for displacing to transversely position a multitrack tape in front of a reading and/or writing head. The magnetic tape carries a plurality...
6057992 Tape cartridge employing tape guides with upper and lower flanges secured to the tape guide by deforming ends of the tape guide  
5933301 Magnetic head device  
A magnetic head device includes a magnetic head for magnetically recording information on and/or reproducing information from a magnetic tape, a first pair of tape guides, each of which is formed...
5917684 Magnetic head apparatus, tape cartridge and recording/reproducing apparatus for increasing tape stability  
A magnetic head device has a base portion 3, and a magnetic head element 4 protuberantly formed on a major surface of the base portion 3 and having a magnetic core with a magnetic gap g. A magnetic...
5905613 Bidirectional flat contour linear tape recording head and drive  
A bidirectional linear thin film tape head and drive are disclosed with a flat contour on a wear resistant ceramic substrate. At least one thin film transducer is provided on a side of the...
5901011 Tape guide angle controlling apparatus for magnetic tape recorder-player  
A tape guide angle controlling apparatus for a magnetic tape recorder-player includes a main base, a shaft bushing provided in the main base and having a shaft hole in the center thereof, a tape...
5883770 Partial width mass produced linear tape recording head  
Disclosed is a dimple magnetic recording head in a transducer assembly for linear tape drives. The dimple head has a flat transducing surface extending laterally a partial width of the magnetic...
5870924 Tape bearing surface with reduced tape contact and method of making same  
A tape bearing surface for a tape that reduces tape surface contact near the edge, while minimizing variation in cross-web tension, and a method of making the same. The tape surface piece has a...
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