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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Jim Anderson, Eagle, ID (US);
Jeff Mcallister, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Jim Anderson, Eagle, ID (US);
Jeff McAllister, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/46 (2006.01); G11B 15/43 (2006.01); G11B 15/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/43 (2013.01); G11B 15/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data transfer apparatus comprises drive apparatus to move a received tape along a path in a longitudinal direction of the tape, a transducer head to transfer data to and/or from the tape, a tape lifter to contact the tape; and control apparatus operable, in response to a tape speed related condition or event, to cause relative movement between the tape lifter and the tape into mutual contact, thereby biasing the tape away from surface to surface contact with the transducer head.