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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
John P Tomsyck, St. Paul, MN (US);
Thomas J Zohn, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242199 ; 206459 ; 283 / ; 283 81 ; 40360 ; 40611 ;
Abstract
A time-remaining gauge for use with video cassettes is provided, wherein the gauge includes a substrate having a pressure sensitive adhesive on one side and various indicia on the other side which may be aligned with the radius of tape on a supply or take-up spool on the cassette and viewed through a window in the cassette on which the gauge is affixed.