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Patent No.:

US 8385163 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013

Filed:

Jan. 06, 2010
Applicants:

Ravender Goyal, Saratoga, CA (US);

Kyquang Son, Dublin, CA (US);

Amir H. Torkaman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jamie Nam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Kimhoe Pang, San Jose, CA (US);

Richard Sharpe, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ravender Goyal, Saratoga, CA (US);

Kyquang Son, Dublin, CA (US);

Amir H. Torkaman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jamie Nam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Kimhoe Pang, San Jose, CA (US);

Richard Sharpe, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system for optical disc storage, writing and reading including a housing holding at least two optical disc racks and a plurality of read/write drives that may be positioned in line with the storage rack. A track spans the racks, (e.g., a parallel track is positioned between two racks). A shuttle mounted on the track allows transfer of discs from the racks to drives. The shuttle may allow for disc pass through, disc rotation, or have other structures for disc transport.


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