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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Robert C. Martin, St. Paul, MN (US);
Peter L. Groel, Longmont, CO (US);
Jack L. Marion, McFaddon, WY (US);
Leo W. Spychalla, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robert C. Martin, St. Paul, MN (US);
Peter L. Groel, Longmont, CO (US);
Jack L. Marion, McFaddon, WY (US);
Leo W. Spychalla, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data storage cartridge comprising a hard drive and a cartridge housing. The hard drive includes a non-tape storage medium and an electronic data connector including a plurality of connection pads for accessing the non-tape storage medium. The cartridge housing substantially encloses the hard drive. The plurality of connection pads are transversely accessible by a cartridge drive.