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Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2012
Applicants:

Armando Jesus Argumedo, Tucson, AZ (US);

Ernest Stewart Gale, Tucson, AZ (US);

Reed Alan Hancock, Tucson, AZ (US);

Kevin B. Judd, Tucson, AZ (US);

Eiji Ogura, Yokohama, JP;

Inventors:

Armando Jesus Argumedo, Tucson, AZ (US);

Ernest Stewart Gale, Tucson, AZ (US);

Reed Alan Hancock, Tucson, AZ (US);

Kevin B. Judd, Tucson, AZ (US);

Eiji Ogura, Yokohama, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/584 (2006.01); G11B 15/18 (2006.01); G11B 27/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Tape media life is increased by dynamically controlling a turn around point (TAP) on the tape media for either an end of a tape wrap or a directional change from a first longitudinal position tape section to a second longitudinal position tape section for reducing damage to the tape media caused by debris by monitoring the TAP for all tape media motion and adjusting tape deceleration for maintaining the TAP to be located at the second longitudinal position tape section.


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