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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:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
May. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Ashok B. Nayak, Glendora, CA (US);
Ming-chih Weng, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ashok B. Nayak, Glendora, CA (US);
Ming-chih Weng, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Certance, LLC, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/60 (2006.01); B65H 23/04 (2006.01); G11B 15/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tape drive is provided having a pair of stationary guide assemblies disposed symmetrically about the magnetic read/write head. Each of the stationary guide assemblies has a mounting portion and a separate guide surface portion mounted on the mounting portion. The mounting portion may be made of a plastic and the guide surface portion of a ceramic, for example. A spring arrangement with pressure pads is mounted directly on the mounting portion, and applies pressure to a top edge of a tape during guiding of the tape.