Inventor
OSTWALD TIMOTHY C
US79 patents
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STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP
46 patentsUS6262863B1Jul 17, 2001
Automated storage library with rail mechanism providing flexible robot access
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP170 citations99
US7273344B2Sep 25, 2007
Library service port
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP63 citations98
US6671580B2Dec 30, 2003
Outer route for robots in a horizontal storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP77 citations98
US6570734B2May 27, 2003
Automated storage library with multiple independent robots
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP98 citations98
US6494663B2Dec 17, 2002
Method and system for sharing robotic mechanisms between automated storage libraries
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP92 citations98
US6409450B1Jun 25, 2002
Library service port
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP37 citations96
US6327519B1Dec 4, 2001
Method and system for transferring energy between robotic mechanisms in an automated storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP67 citations96
US6059509AMay 9, 2000
Library storage module with cartridge pass-through system
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP54 citations96
US5995320ANov 30, 1999
Horizontally oriented autoloader for data storage cartridges
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP57 citations96
US5421697AJun 6, 1995
Telescopic pick-and-place robotic mechanism
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP58 citations96
US6411462B1Jun 25, 2002
Small library cartridge access mail slot method
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP81 citations95
US7014235B1Mar 21, 2006
Inertia actuation for robotic gripper mechanism
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP41 citations93
US6810306B1Oct 26, 2004
Data storage library status monitoring
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP24 citations93
US6808353B2Oct 26, 2004
Method of non-disruptive capacity scaling for a data storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP38 citations93
US6781789B2Aug 24, 2004
Dual cartridges storage array cell for data storage
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP39 citations93
US6777903B1Aug 17, 2004
Wedge type parallel jaw gripper for automated data storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP19 citations93
US6754037B1Jun 22, 2004
Small library horseshoe architecture
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP25 citations93
US6736583B2May 18, 2004
Method and system for sharing robotic mechanisms between automated storage libraries
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP17 citations93
US6591164B1Jul 8, 2003
Library failover method using hot spare redundant picker mechanism
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP26 citations93
US6550391B1Apr 22, 2003
Method and system for moving cartridges between storage libraries
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP24 citations93
US6441991B2Aug 27, 2002
Small library horseshoe architecture
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP32 citations93
US6229667B1May 8, 2001
Data storage library with cartridge access mechanism
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP17 citations93
US6155766ADec 5, 2000
Small library robotics guidance mechanism
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP34 citations93
US6130800AOct 10, 2000
Data storage library with cartridge access mechanism
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP30 citations93
US5418664AMay 23, 1995
Indexing hand for robotic storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP30 citations93
US5336030AAug 9, 1994
Buffered access system for an automated computer media storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP28 citations93
US5236296AAug 17, 1993
Robotic hand mechanism
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP27 citations93
US4835634AMay 30, 1989
Automatic magnetic tape cartridge stack loader for tape drive systems
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP28 citations93
US6931304B1Aug 16, 2005
Scalable means of supplying power to a remotely controlled, semi-autonomous robot
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP37 citations92
US6691001B2Feb 10, 2004
Diagnostic port between independent robots
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP14 citations92
US6539876B1Apr 1, 2003
Guide rail switches for storage libraries
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP45 citations92
US6480759B1Nov 12, 2002
Diagnostic port between independent robots
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP28 citations92
US5403140AApr 4, 1995
Dynamic sweeping mechanism for a line scan camera
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP49 citations92
US6609046B2Aug 19, 2003
System for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a job from multiple robotic mechanisms in a storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP20 citations91
US6532402B2Mar 11, 2003
Method for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a job from multiple robotic mechanisms in a storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP17 citations91
US6068436AMay 30, 2000
Pass thru mechanism for transferring media cartridges between automated cartridge library systems
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP28 citations91
US7255525B2Aug 14, 2007
Online, safe service technique for automated libraries
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP31 citations88
US6834215B1Dec 21, 2004
Mass load method and apparatus for a data storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP13 citations84
US6751048B2Jun 15, 2004
Power rail distribution system and method for an automated robotic device in a data storage system
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP16 citations84
US6718228B2Apr 6, 2004
High density data storage library with horizontal array structures
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP14 citations84
US6393335B1May 21, 2002
Synchronous mounting and dismounting method and system for multiple accessor storage libraries
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP17 citations84
US6386116B1May 14, 2002
Propulsion decoupling method and system for multiple track mounted robots of an automated storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP14 citations84
US7230791B1Jun 12, 2007
Rack-mounted storage library having segmented panel assemblies
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP19 citations83
US7184242B1Feb 27, 2007
Self-contained robotics module for storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP16 citations83
US6868049B2Mar 15, 2005
Method and system for accessing multiple rows of media objects in an automated storage library using a single track robotic mechanism
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP14 citations83
US6690994B1Feb 10, 2004
System and method for recovering an automated robotic device in a data storage library
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP17 citations83
OSTWALD TIMOTHY C
2 patentsORACLE AMERICA INC
1 patentMADISON JR CARL T
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