Sony Corporation

Takayasu Hirano

Osamu Koizumi

Hiroshi Yoshioka

Minoru Takamizawa

Hiroshi Ozaki

Kengo Saito

Kiyoshi Urayama

Yoshiaki Hisagen

Takashi Ota

Toshikazu Konno

Taizo Aizawa

Taizo Fukuda

Seiji Nihei

Tape cassette receiving housing

A tape cassette is provided which has indicia indicating the characteristics of the tape contained therein. In one embodiment an information discriminating mark, capable of being optically sensed is provided on the magnetic tape. Fluctuations in the transmittance of the tape are detected by a photodetector device and a difference in the detected output is utilized for identifying the type of the tape cassette. In another embodiment, the bottom surface of the tape cassette is provided with physical indicia indicating the characteristics of the tape contained therein.

Method for producing tape leaders for hubs

An improved tape cartridge with increased tape capacity comprises a cartidge housing including a base plate which has two portions. The two portions connect with each other to form at least one corner portion. At least one guide is located adjacent the one corner portion such that the tape web is held out of interference with the one corner portion. A driven roller is positioned such that a straight line drawn through the driven roller passes between axes of rotation of two tape packs mounted on the base plate and extends perpendicular with a straight line extending through the axes of rotation of the tape packs.

Tape cartridge with increased tape capacity

A magnetic recording medium including a non-magnetic base and a magnetic layer thereon which contains and/or is coated with an organopolysiloxane having an average unit with the formula: exhibits

Magnetic recording medium

Growing community of inventors

Miyagi, Japan

Takayasu Hirano