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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Clark Janssen, Loveland, CO (US);
William Vanderheyden, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 23/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 23/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for limiting contact between a tape (e.g., magnetic, optical) and opposite reel flanges of a reel assembly as the tape is being wound onto or unwound from the reel assembly to reduce axial and radial tape run out and improve tape drive operations.