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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
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 3/314 ; G11B 2/3027 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/314 ; G11B 2/3027 ;
Abstract
A method to control the inside environment of a cartridge is disclosed. The method includes providing a cartridge having a first chamber for the data storage media and a second chamber for material to control contaminants inside the cartridge. A selectively openable structure permits communication of the air within the first chamber to the material in the second chamber to decontaminate the first chamber.