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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:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2003
Applicants:
James C. Anderson, Eagle, ID (US);
Robert C. Aaron, Boise, ID (US);
Paul W. Poorman, Meridian, ID (US);
Inventors:
James C. Anderson, Eagle, ID (US);
Robert C. Aaron, Boise, ID (US);
Paul W. Poorman, Meridian, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B023/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tape cartridge includes a reel and a data tape to store data. The data tape is wound on the reel and has side edges. The tape cartridge further comprises a leader tape, and a splicing tape to link the leader tape to the data tape. The splicing tape has an edge with a slanted portion that is slanted with respect to the side edges of the data tape.