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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:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Jeffrey S. Mcallister, Boise, ID (US);
Robert Nemeth, Sollenau, AT;
Inventors:
Jeffrey S. McAllister, Boise, ID (US);
Robert Nemeth, Sollenau, AT;
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/00 (2006.01); G11B 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One embodiment is tape drive that includes a take-tip reel onto which tape is wound. A height adjustment assembly adjusts a height of the take-up reel while the tape is being unwound from the take-up reel.