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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
May. 13, 2004
Applicant:
Peter R. Coburn, LaFayette, CO (US);
Inventor:
Peter R. Coburn, LaFayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 57/14 (2006.01); G03B 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tape transport roller for a tape drive includes a roller body having a longitudinal axis and first and second grooves that each run obliquely to the axis. The grooves are configured to vent air disposed between the roller body and magnetic tape traveling across the roller body.