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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2013
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Anand V. Lakshmikumaran, Westminster, CO (US);
Joseph E. Torline, Arvada, CO (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A read/write head is provided with a body having a body length and a support surface to support data storage media as the data storage media is conveyed longitudinally across the support surface. The support surface of the body is curved about an axis in a widthwise direction of the elongate body. The support surface of the body has a reduced longitudinal length relative to the body length only in an intermediate region. At least one read/write device is provided on the intermediate region of the support surface of the body to read and/or write data on the data storage media as the data storage media is conveyed across the support surface. A tape drive system is provided with the read/write head, the at least one read/write device, and a motor to drive the data storage tape.