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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:
Oct. 06, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
John E Gantzhorn, Jr, Hockessin, DE (US);
John W McCloud, II, Elkton, MD (US);
Robert O Uhler, Malvern, PA (US);
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 16 ;
Abstract
A process and equipment is disclosed that is capable of duplicating magnetic tapes at speeds higher than 2.5 meters/second. Tape surfaces are selected that have sufficient roughness to readily permit air to bleed from between surfaces as they are held together by air pressure during the duplication process.