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7453670 Suspension holder pallet  
A pallet main body is provided with a block holding member which presses a positioning surface of an actuator block against a block reference surface formed in the pallet main body, and a movable...
7419123 Front panel operating apparatus and method  
A front panel operating apparatus and method of a vehicle display device such as a car audio can include a main chassis for accommodating an audio device, a front panel provided in the front side...
7372654 Noise reduction system, disk storage unit, hard disk drive and noise reduction method  
An active noise canceller outputs a noise pattern learning request signal to a hard disk drive causing the hard disk drive to perform a predetermined operation, receives noise at this moment...
7301776 Light-weight flash hard drive with plastic frame  
A light-weight flash hard drive includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) mounted in a housing formed by a plastic frame and a pair of metal panels that are mounted on the plastic frame over...
7277842 Overscan helical scan head for non-tracking tape subsystems reading at up to 1X speed and methods for simulation of same  
A helical scan drum design for use in non-tracking tape devices which assures 70% coverage of a track to be read by overscanning with at least two read heads at approximate 1X speed. The present...
7245980 Method and apparatus for calculation of production quantities  
A method and apparatus calculates production quantities of a production system such as the throughput of a tool group, good unit equivalents of a tool group, number of units shipped and started for...
7242554 Hard disk drive fixing structure  
A hard disk drive fixing structure can accommodate a hard disk drive and can electrically connect with a computer to transmit information therebetween. The hard disk drive fixing structure has an...
7239593 Magnetic disk device and electronic apparatus for mounting the magnetic disk device thereto  
A magnetic disk device is removable from an apparatus body includes a case, a driving unit, and a connector. The driving unit is installed in the case, and includes a magnetic disk and a rotary...
7167371 Low profile latch activator  
A technique is provided for coupling and uncoupling modular devices with electronic and computing devices. A latch is coupled to a release member, which operates to release the latch from a mate...
7120028 Fastening mechanism for rear panel of computer  
The present invention is to provide a mechanism for fastening a rear side of computer comprising a rear panel provided at the rear of a case of the computer, and a fastening assembly having one end...
7092211 Tape cleaner having a weft arranged perpendicular to a running direction of a tape  
A tape cleaner with a cleaning tape to wipe out dirt adhered to a surface of a tape is composed to wipe out the dirt adhered to the surface of the tape by pressing said cleaning tape on a surface...
7092188 Method for assembly level disk erase  
A method of erasing information on one or more disks in a disk drive uses a high strength magnetic field to erase the disks while the disks are in the HDD assembly. The design of the head disk...
7079382 Mounting mechanism for storage device  
A mounting mechanism includes a computer chassis ( 90 ), a bracket ( 10 ) defining a pair of slideways ( 14, 16 ) in a sidewall ( 11 ) thereof for receiving corresponding sliding members ( 44 ) of...
7061720 Turntable structure that controls function selection for a media player  
A turntable structure to control function selection for a media player. The turntable structure includes a base, a retaining ring, a bearing assembly, a rotating assembly and a rotating shaft. The...
7035097 3.5 inch hot-swappable docking module  
A docking module for conventional small form factor disk drives provides, in one embodiment, space for two such disk drives embedded in tray loaders, within a standard 3.5 inches halve height...
6980398 Disposable LTO cartridge retention spring cleaner tool  
An apparatus and a method for the cleaning of magnetic tape cartridge drive, particularly such as removable data-storage media tapes, and especially an arrangement and method of providing a...
6923402 Tape guide post mechanism  
A tape guide post mechanism for guiding running of a tape includes: a post arm, the post arm including a tape guide post, around which the tape is looped at a predetermined angular distance, and...
6898058 Composite substrate for use in magnetic recording-and-reproducing device  
Disclosed is an improved composite substrate for use in a magnetic recording-and-reproducing device. It comprises an “L”-shaped main plate and a separate sub-plate. The “L”-shaped main...
6889928 Leader block rotary mechanism for cartridge magnetic tape device  
Provided is a leader block rotary mechanism for a cartridge magnetic tape device, which allows over-rotation of a rotator cam in the capture direction by providing an over-rotation limiting device...
6883759 Front panel operating apparatus and method  
A front panel operating apparatus and method of a vehicle display device such as a car audio can include a main chassis for accommodating an audio device, a front panel provided in the front side...
6882484 Magnetic transfer system  
A magnetic transfer system includes magnetic recording medium stocker which holds a plurality of magnetic recording media, a magnetic transfer apparatus which magnetically transfers information...
6855417 Chemical monolayer memory device  
The present invention includes a chemical monolayer construction that comprises: (a) a substrate having a contact surface; and (b) a plurality of substantially parallel molecular units, wherein...
6819556 Server system and vibration-free extractable hard disc drive assembly thereof  
A server system and a vibration-free extractable hard disc drive assembly thereof. The server system includes a chassis and the vibration-free hard disc drive assembly. The assembly is disposed in...
6801427 Drive bracket structure  
A drive bracket structure includes first and second drive brackets ( 20, 40 ), a connect panel ( 30 ), and a securing bar ( 50 ). The first drive bracket includes a bottom plate ( 22 ) having a...
6797072 Process for restoring magnetic recording tape damaged by “sticky shed” syndrome  
A process for restoring magnetic recording tape damaged by “Sticky Shed” syndrome cleans magnetic tapes of the Backcoating which is causing their eventual degradation and destruction. The...
6781781 Magnetic read head having decode circuitry  
The present invention features a magnetic read head having an IC component provided within or adjacent to the head case. No low-level, analog signals, which are generally highly susceptible to...
6775100 Laser assisted track width definition and radial control with magnetic recording  
The present invention provides for the enhancement of the storage capacity of a data disk drive while reducing optical path optics, electronics and/or the mass and complexity of associated...
6771582 Control dial and optical disk apparatus having the control dial  
An optical disk apparatus comprising a control dial unit having a jog dial and a shuttle dial which is concentrically mounted outside the jog dial is provided to solve the problem that when...
6722570 Smart data storage device  
An insertable device, for use with electronic data processing equipment storage units, e.g., disk drives or cassette units. The device includes a housing for insertion at least partially into the...
6721177 Mounting apparatus for data storage device  
A data storage device mounting apparatus includes a first drive bracket ( 10 ) fixedly mounted to a chassis ( 40 ) of a computer, and a second drive bracket ( 20 ) pivotably attached to the...
6717803 Bracket for quick installation and removal of system components in a computer system  
A bracket attached to a peripheral device of a computer system aligns and attaches the peripheral device to the inside of a computer system chassis. The bracket is detachably mountable and includes...
6714409 Drive bracket assembly for computer enclosure  
A drive bracket assembly includes a first bracket ( 30 ), a connecting board ( 60 ), and a second bracket ( 70 ). The first bracket includes a bottom wall ( 32 ) and a sidewall ( 34 ). An arcuate...
6700743 Tape media cleaning/finishing device  
A system and method for cleaning a tape media, such as a magnetic tape. The system preferably includes first and second cleaning heads. The first cleaning head has a plurality of spaced ridges...
6697891 Parallel read/write circuit and method for efficient storing/retrieval of data to/from a recording medium  
A parallel read/write circuit for use with a plurality of transducer head assemblies and method of operation thereof. The parallel read/write circuit includes a parallel read/write cache, e.g., a...
6687087 System and method for visually indicating usage of magnetic tape cartridges  
A system and method are disclosed for visually indicating a usage of a magnetic tape that is included in a magnetic tape cartridge. The apparatus includes a take-up spindle for receiving magnetic...
6683785 Mobile rack for hard disk drives  
A mobile rack for hard disk drive has a removable cartridge with guiding rails, a pull back spring, a pivot block, a mounting bracket, and a driver door held by a pivot block. The driver door is...
6674588 Magnetic transfer apparatus  
Surface of a transfer disk for performing magnetic transfer is repeatedly contacted or separated relative to a cleaning disk having a smaller hardness than the surface, thereby removing a foreign...
6667853 Holding structure of indicating display device for recording medium drive, and recording medium drive  
In a recording medium drive, a frame on which a deck is attached and a printed circuit board are equipped on a bottom chassis in the drive body, and an indicating display device such as a...
6667846 Information storage device having tape cassette with noncontact memory and antenna  
A tape cassette includes an MIC (Memory-In-Cassette) installed inside the center section of the label surface, and a case capable of housing the magnetic tape. A switch circuit board is installed...
6657430 Noncontact type magnetic hear wear-rate measuring apparatus  
A magnetic head wear-rate measuring apparatus for measuring the rate of head wear in noncontact form arranged to be opposed to a magnetic head and to serve as a part of oscillating elements of an...
6633486 Low profile latch activator  
A technique is provided for coupling and uncoupling modular devices with electronic and computing devices. A latch is coupled to a release member, which operates to release the latch from a mate...
6631863 Reel hub lock releasing mechanism for use in a tape drive that comprises a seesaw-type release lever  
In order to release a reel hub lock by operating a lock lever ( 41 ) in response to rotation of a ring cam ( 51 ), a reel hub lock releasing ( 30 ) mechanism comprises a seesaw-type release lever (...
6628474 Method and apparatus for electrostatic discharge protection in a removable cartridge  
An information storage device ( 10, 510, 610, 710 ) includes a cradle ( 12, 512, 612, 712 ) which can removably receive a cartridge ( 11, 411, 511, 611, 711 ) that contains a rotatable hard disk (...
6618221 System and method for utilizing an actuator-activated pumping mechanism for reducing the operating pressure of a disk drive assembly  
A disk drive having an actuator-activated pumping mechanism is disclosed. The pumping mechanism creates a low pressure operating environment for the disk drive in order to enhance the performance...
6597535 Process and device for recognizing tape cassettes of different playing times  
A method for the determination of the cassette type of a cassette, which contains a recording medium in the form of tape for recording and/or replaying information using an apparatus having a...
6596184 Non-homogeneous laminate materials for suspensions with conductor support blocks  
An integrated lead suspension is formed from a laminate of three materials in a variety of configurations having from three to five layers. The materials are stainless steel, polyimide and copper....
6594099 Apparatus for erasing data stored on a magnetic disk  
A data eraser applies a strong magnetic field to a magnetic disk while suppressing the strength of a magnetic field applied to a spindle motor. The data eraser includes an upper magnet fixer, a...
6590766 Mounting structure for data storage device  
The invention disclosed a mounting structure for supporting data storage device via sliding and securing mechanisms, wherein sliding rails and at least one securing hole are installed to each...
6587307 Method of controlling the internal environment of a data storage cartridge  
A method to control the inside environment of a cartridge is disclosed. The method includes providing a cartridge having a first chamber for the data storage media and a second chamber for material...
6585902 Non-homogeneous laminate material for suspension with vibration dampening  
An integrated lead suspension is formed from a five layer laminate of stainless steel, polyimide and copper. Prior to lamination, the steel layer has preformed voids which may have various...