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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:
Apr. 07, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert D Emmerich, Loveland, CO (US);
Leslie G Christie, Jr, Greeley, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 71 ;
Abstract
A device which may be incorporated in a conventional magnetic tape transport prevents adhesion between the magnetic tape and elements of the tape transport such as the magnetic head and the tape cleaner. When the tape speed falls below a preselected minimum, the device mechanically displaces the magnetic tape without significant wear on the tape.