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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:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jon R Clark, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John W Swanson, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Assignee:
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360133 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a removable data storage cartridge in which the data storage media is first enclosed within a shutter assembly having a shutter window exposing less than half of the media. The shutter assembly is enclosed within a cartridge housing that includes a cartridge window. Rotation of the shutter assembly within the cartridge housing moves the removable data storage cartridge between an open position in which the shutter window is located within the cartridge window, thereby exposing the media, and a closed position in which the shutter window is located within the cartridge housing.