Inventor
ZWETTLER CHRISTOPHER J
US22 patents
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IMATION CORP
16 patentsUS6343757B1Feb 5, 2002
Elongated clearance-type guide for magnetic tape
IMATION CORP22 citations92
US5893526AApr 13, 1999
Tape guides for data cartridges
IMATION CORP24 citations92
US7006329B2Feb 28, 2006
Magnetic tape head assembly with laterally moveable central section
IMATION CORP37 citations91
US6405957B1Jun 18, 2002
Data storage tape cartridge and tape path with an idler wrap guide for reduced lateral tape movement
IMATION CORP31 citations90
US7300016B2Nov 27, 2007
Tape reel assembly with stiff winding surface for a tape drive system
IMATION CORP27 citations89
US6318659B1Nov 20, 2001
Tape reel assembly with hub sleeve for a data storage tape cartridge
IMATION CORP15 citations83
US6918553B2Jul 19, 2005
Controlling winding tension to reduce tape pack stress
IMATION CORP8 citations74
US6478244B2Nov 12, 2002
Tape reel assembly with hub sleeve and spherical piece for a data storage tape cartridge, and method of manufacture
IMATION CORP8 citations73
US6249401B1Jun 19, 2001
Belt-driven data cartridge with yoke mechanism
IMATION CORP9 citations73
US6563670B2May 13, 2003
Data storage tape cartridge with guide having wear pattern
IMATION CORP12 citations71
US6474582B2Nov 5, 2002
Three-piece tape reel assembly with integrated driving teeth and metal flanges
IMATION CORP13 citations69
US6457664B1Oct 1, 2002
Hybrid belt-driven data storage tape cartridge
IMATION CORP5 citations62
US6205000B1Mar 20, 2001
Composite data cartridge drive belt
IMATION CORP2 citations59
US7051970B2May 30, 2006
Pack arm assembly for use in a tape drive system
IMATION CORP2 citations58
US6892978B2May 17, 2005
Tape guide for biasing a tape path within a tape transport system, such as a data storage tape cartridge
IMATION CORP0 citations51
US6989204B2Jan 24, 2006
Magnetic recording medium having a dimensionally stable substrate
IMATION CORP0 citations50
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG
3 patentsUS5490029AFeb 6, 1996
Compliant tape guide for data cartridges
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG11 citations73
US5541797AJul 30, 1996
Tape cartridge base plate comprising a novel aluminum alloy
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG4 citations58
US5385782AJan 31, 1995
Pre-coated data cartridge base plate
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG0 citations41