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Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994

Filed:

Oct. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:

Ralph L Butts, Boulder, CO (US);

Michael L Leonhardt, Longmont, CO (US);

Charles A Milligan, Golden, CO (US);

Assignee:

Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 95 ; 369 36 ; 242195 ; 226 92 ;
Abstract

Data storage elements that present uniform external dimensions but contain media of varying types and characteristics provide variable data storage and/or recording characteristics. To differentiate between the various media that can be used within the common form factor, each data storage element is equipped with a leader block, the tape threading slot of which is uniquely dimensioned to correspond to the media contained within the data storage element.


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Butts, Ralph. (1994). Differentiation of media types via leader block characteristics (U.S. Patent No. 5325249). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5325249

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