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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:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Ted A. Brooks, Emmett, ID (US);
Leslie G. Christie, Jr., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Ted A. Brooks, Emmett, ID (US);
Leslie G. Christie, Jr., Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/18 (2006.01); G11B 21/02 (2006.01); G11B 21/24 (2006.01); G11B 15/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a load position sensor for a tape drive includes a tape cartridge loading mechanism, a head movable in response to movement in the loading mechanism, and a sensor operatively coupled to the head for sensing a position of the head.