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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. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey S Thiessen, Champlin, MN (US);
John M Enga, Rogers, MN (US);
Assignee:
Geneva Group of Companies, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360128 ;
Abstract
A cleaning cartridge for cleaning the read/write head of a tape drive having at least one stationary cleaning element with filaments or strands positioned to loosen and remove debris from the air bleed slots of the read/write head. The cleaning cartridge cleans the air bleed slots at the same time as cleaning the tape contact surface of the read/write head.