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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Quantum Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Turguy Goker, Oceanside, CA (US);
James P. Peng, Santa Maria, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUANTUM CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/41 (2006.01); G11B 23/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 23/502 (2013.01); G11B 5/41 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tape cartridge for use in cleaning a head assembly of a tape drive includes a cartridge housing and a tape that is retained within the cartridge housing. The tape includes a cleaning section having a tape surface and an abrasive coating that is coupled to the tape surface. The tape has a tape thickness of between approximately three microns and seven microns. The abrasive coating has a surface roughness of at least approximately two nanometers.