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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2004
Applicants:
Peter J. Kumpon, Binghamton, NY (US);
Matthew T. Starr, Lafayette, CO (US);
Jennifer L. Woodruff, Erie, CO (US);
Inventors:
Peter J. Kumpon, Binghamton, NY (US);
Matthew T. Starr, Lafayette, CO (US);
Jennifer L. Woodruff, Erie, CO (US);
Assignee:
Spectra Logic Corporation, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a data cartridge library that, in one embodiment, is comprised of: (a) a frame or cabinet that defines an interior space; (b) a magazine; (c) a drive bay; (d) a picker; (e) an elevator for moving the picker; and (f) a robotics module that can be removed from the interior of the frame and is comprised of the picker and a substantial portion of the elevator.