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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M. Raymond, Boulder, CO (US);
Michael L. Leonhardt, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/3027 ; G11B 3/314 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/3027 ; G11B 3/314 ;
Abstract
An environmentally controlled cartridge and method for protecting data storage media from disallowed humidity levels and contaminants. The cartridge has a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber is operative to contain the data storage media and is openable to the ambient environment to provide drive access to the media. A charged desiccant is disposed in communication with the second chamber and may further include a pollutant getter. The second chamber is in selective communication with the first chamber.