Inventor
KANO YASUAKI
JP17 patents
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SONY CORP
15 patentsUS6611394B1Aug 26, 2003
Recording medium, tape drive, and method for identifying type of recording medium
SONY CORP60 citations96
US5448537ASep 5, 1995
Magnet-optical disc drive device with sure disc placement
SONY CORP26 citations92
US6084736AJul 4, 2000
Reading device for reading identification information of a cartridge storing recording medium, recording/replaying apparatus using the same, and information managing apparatus
SONY CORP41 citations90
US6667846B2Dec 23, 2003
Information storage device having tape cassette with noncontact memory and antenna
SONY CORP13 citations84
US6680817B1Jan 20, 2004
Recording medium device containing recording medium and recording/reproducing device
SONY CORP13 citations82
US6490132B1Dec 3, 2002
Tape cassette having first and second write inhibit mechanisms for cassette type discrimination
SONY CORP8 citations73
US6445528B1Sep 3, 2002
Transformer and cassette library system having the same
SONY CORP7 citations73
US6865047B2Mar 8, 2005
Single reel tape cartridge and recording and reproducing device using the tape cartridge
SONY CORP11 citations72
US7019931B2Mar 28, 2006
Tape drive apparatus
SONY CORP3 citations62
US6583955B2Jun 24, 2003
Tape cassette having first and second write inhibit mechanisms
SONY CORP4 citations62
US6991193B2Jan 31, 2006
Tape drive device, tape extraction device and tape cassette
SONY CORP5 citations61
US6762903B2Jul 13, 2004
Tape drive
SONY CORP1 citations51
US5905604AMay 18, 1999
Cassette transfer mechanism for use in cassette library system
SONY CORP0 citations49
US7252257B2Aug 7, 2007
Tape drive apparatus, tape extraction apparatus and tape cassette
SONY CORP0 citations40
US6869036B2Mar 22, 2005
Recording and/or reproducing apparatus
SONY CORP0 citations39