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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:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry A Pisano, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Dennis Nelson, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 9909 ; 360105 ; 369 771 ; 369 772 ; 369270 ;
Abstract
A very compact drive and transducer system for removable rotational data storage media retains only a portion of the media in a housing from which drive and transducer mechanisms deploy. In the deployed position the media is held and rotated, while the transducer system is positioned at selected track locations. After usage is completed, the media is released or ejected and another can be inserted, or the deployable mechanisms can be returned to a packed configuration within the housing.