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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:
Mar. 31, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert C Richmond, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Archive Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 69 ; 360 741 ; 360 71 ;
Abstract
A technique for protecting the tape and mechanism of a DAT tape drive that includes engaging a PAUSE mode of operation, wherein the reel motors are off and the tape is stationarily positioned at a predetermined location, when the drive is not able to record or read a data group. If the amount of time during which the PAUSE mode is engaged exceeds a predetermined PAUSE mode limit, a STOP mode of operation, wherein the reel motors remain off and the pinch roller is disengaged from the tape and capstan, is engaged. If the amount of time during which the STOP mode is engaged exceeds a predetermined STOP mode limit, the tape is unloaded.