DE3374722D1 - Capstanless magnetic tape drive with electronic equivalent to length of tape - Google Patents

Capstanless magnetic tape drive with electronic equivalent to length of tape

Info

Publication number: DE3374722D1
Authority: DE; Germany
Prior art keywords: capstanless; length; tape; electronic equivalent; magnetic tape
Prior art date: 1982-06-04
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

DE8383302146T

Other languages

English (en)

Inventor

Martin D Gray

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Certance LLC

Original Assignee

Cipher Data Products Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1982-06-04

Filing date

1983-04-15

Publication date

1988-01-07

1983-04-15 Application filed by Cipher Data Products Inc filed Critical Cipher Data Products Inc

1988-01-07 Application granted granted Critical

1988-01-07 Publication of DE3374722D1 publication Critical patent/DE3374722D1/de

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
- G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
- G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
- G06F3/0628—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems making use of a particular technique
- G06F3/0655—Vertical data movement, i.e. input-output transfer; data movement between one or more hosts and one or more storage devices
- G06F3/0656—Data buffering arrangements

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Signal Processing For Digital Recording And Reproducing (AREA)

DE8383302146T 1982-06-04 1983-04-15 Capstanless magnetic tape drive with electronic equivalent to length of tape Expired DE3374722D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US06/385,082 US4500965A (en)	1982-06-04	1982-06-04	Capstanless magnetic tape drive with electronic equivalent to length of tape

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
DE3374722D1 true DE3374722D1 (en)	1988-01-07

Family

ID=23519932

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
DE8383302146T Expired DE3374722D1 (en)	1982-06-04	1983-04-15	Capstanless magnetic tape drive with electronic equivalent to length of tape

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4500965A (de)
EP (1)	EP0096456B1 (de)
JP (1)	JPS58219660A (de)
DE (1)	DE3374722D1 (de)

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1982
- 1982-06-04 US US06/385,082 patent/US4500965A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1983
- 1983-04-15 EP EP83302146A patent/EP0096456B1/de not_active Expired
- 1983-04-15 DE DE8383302146T patent/DE3374722D1/de not_active Expired
- 1983-04-26 JP JP58072293A patent/JPS58219660A/ja active Granted

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0096456A2 (de)	1983-12-21
EP0096456B1 (de)	1987-11-25
US4500965A (en)	1985-02-19
JPS58219660A (ja)	1983-12-21
EP0096456A3 (en)	1985-04-10
JPH0449133B2 (de)	1992-08-10

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1988-12-15	8364	No opposition during term of opposition
1994-02-17	8327	Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner	Owner name: ARCHIVE CORP., COSTA MESA, CALIF., US
1995-08-31	8327	Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner	Owner name: CONNER PERIPHERALS INC. (N.D.GES.D.STAATES DELAWAR
1999-01-07	8327	Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner	Owner name: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC. (N.D.GES.D.STAATES DELAWA
2001-03-15	8328	Change in the person/name/address of the agent	Free format text: PATENTANWAELTE RUFF, WILHELM, BEIER, DAUSTER & PARTNER, 70173 STUTTGART
2001-05-31	8327	Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner	Owner name: SEAGATE REMOVABLE STORAGE SOLUTIONS LLC., SCOTTS V
2001-05-31	8328	Change in the person/name/address of the agent	Free format text: HENKEL, FEILER & HAENZEL, 81675 MUENCHEN

Publication	Publication Date	Title
DE3374722D1 (en)	1988-01-07	Capstanless magnetic tape drive with electronic equivalent to length of tape
DE3367785D1 (en)	1987-01-08	Method of manufacturing adhesive tape
GB2152009B (en)	1987-04-23	Magnetic tape cassette
ATA106383A (de)	1991-08-15	Magnetband-aufzeichnungsgeraet
GB8300975D0 (en)	1983-02-16	Magnetic tape cassette
KR900010129Y1 (en)	1990-10-31	Magnetic tape cassette
GB2163409B (en)	1987-05-20	Magnetic tape cassette
HUT39283A (en)	1986-08-28	Magnetic tape device
ZA833212B (en)	1984-07-25	Magnetic tape cassette
GB2137165B (en)	1986-05-08	Magnetic tape cassette
GB2143208B (en)	1987-04-29	Magnetic tape cassette
GB8334382D0 (en)	1984-02-01	Magnetic tape cassette
GB2152010B (en)	1987-03-04	Magnetic tape cassette
DE3471540D1 (en)	1988-06-30	Magnetic tape cassette
GB2126561B (en)	1985-09-18	Magnetic tape cassette casing
ZA81979B (en)	1982-04-28	Magnetic tape drive
EP0094775A3 (en)	1986-02-12	Improvements relating to magnetic recordings
DE3370851D1 (en)	1987-05-14	Friction drive of tape recorders
GB8404236D0 (en)	1984-03-21	Magnetic tape recorder
GB8332881D0 (en)	1984-01-18	Magnetic tape
GB2157265B (en)	1987-06-10	Magnetic tape cassette
GB2117353B (en)	1986-02-19	Driving and tensioning magnetic tape
GB2183890B (en)	1990-03-28	Magnetic tape drives
GB2166666B (en)	1988-05-11	Magnetic tape
GB8413866D0 (en)	1984-07-04	Magnetic tape cassette