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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Jerome D. Brown, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Dean E. Sitz, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Gregory H. Johnson, Oakdale, MN (US);
Trevor J. Stav, Wahpeton, ND (US);
James L. Albrecht, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Carter J. Hansen, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Geoffrey A. Lauinger, Campbell, MN (US);
Michael E. Reard, Fergus Falls, MN (US);
Christopher J. Zwettler, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Jerome D. Brown, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Dean E. Sitz, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Gregory H. Johnson, Oakdale, MN (US);
Trevor J. Stav, Wahpeton, ND (US);
James L. Albrecht, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Carter J. Hansen, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Geoffrey A. Lauinger, Campbell, MN (US);
Michael E. Reard, Fergus Falls, MN (US);
Christopher J. Zwettler, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Abstract
A tape reel assembly for a tape drive system component, such as a data storage tape cartridge, is described that includes a hub. The hub defines an inner surface and a tape winding surface, and at least a portion of the hub is made of plastic. The tape winding surface has an effective radial modulus of greater than 0.3 million pounds-per-square-inch.