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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. 02, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Lawrence A. Hansen, Boise, ID (US);
Paul W. Poorman, Boise, ID (US);
Ralph F. Simmons, Jr., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence A. Hansen, Boise, ID (US);
Paul W. Poorman, Boise, ID (US);
Ralph F. Simmons, Jr., Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tape back-up drive having a head assembly. The head assembly includes a head configured to read data from a tape and to write data to the tape. The head assembly also includes at least one tape guide disposed adjacent to the head.