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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2017
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Jose G. Miranda Gavillan, Tucson, AZ (US);

Brian G. Goodman, Tucson, AZ (US);

Leonard G. Jesionowski, Tucson, AZ (US);

Michael P. McIntosh, Tucson, AZ (US);

Shawn M. Nave, Tucson, AZ (US);

Kenny Nian Gan Qiu, Tucson, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G11B 23/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G11B 23/08 (2006.01); G11B 33/02 (2006.01); G11B 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

An enclosure configured to at least partially surround a data storage library, and a system including a data storage library and enclosure(s). The enclosure includes at least one surface configured to surround the at least one library access opening and form a chamber and to permit movement of the movable panel to permit access to the interior of the data storage library, and at least one enclosure access opening in the at least one of the surface to permit access to the interior of the chamber. The enclosure is configured to resist environmental conditions from intruding into the interior of the enclosure, and is further configured to permit exterior environmental conditions from within the interior of the library to intrude into the chamber of the enclosure.


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