Scott A Wilson
Plumbers at 95 Ave, Westminster, CO

2014000, Jan 2, 2014

Jun 28, 2012

13/536224

Daniel W. Underkofler - Lafayette CO, US
Steven Suttle - Broomfield CO, US
Scott D. Wilson - Thornton CO, US

ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION - Redwood City CA

G11B 7/003, G11B 15/18

720695, 720746, G9B 7003, G9B 19027

A tape cartridge is provided with a reel mounted for rotation in a housing. Tape with a length, a width and a thickness, is wound upon the reel in a length direction of the tape. A leader is mounted to a free end of the tape. The leader has at least one portion with a width greater than the tape width to clean a tape path, such as a guide and/or a lens. Another tape cartridge is provided with a reel mounted for rotation in a housing. Tape is wound upon the reel in a length direction of the tape. A leader is mounted to a free end of the tape. A brush is mounted to a portion of the leader for cleaning a tape path.

6480351, Nov 12, 2002

Feb 5, 2001

09/775893

Michael Lawrence Leonhardt - Longmont CO
Scott David Wilson - Westminster CO

Storage Technology Corporation - Louisville CO

G11B 5584

360 7712, 360 75, 369 97

The optical servo system for a tape drive that functions to align a read/write head with the data tracks written on a recording surface of a tape by reading optical servo tracks that are formed on the back side of the tape. This process decouples the magnetic recording of data on the recording surface of the tape from the optical servo system which makes use of servo tracks formed on the back side of the tape. The data storage capacity of the tape is increased since the entire recording surface of the tape is filled with data tracks and the precise alignment of the read/write head makes it possible to place the data tracks closer together. Regions of contrasting reflectivity or phase are also provided on a surface of the read/write head to enable the optical servo system to view an image of both the read/write head and the entire back side of the tape to thereby align the movable read/write head with the data tracks.

6549363, Apr 15, 2003

Apr 4, 2002

10/116403

Michael Lawrence Leonhardt - Longmont CO
Scott David Wilson - Westminster CO

Storage Technology Corporation - Louisville CO

G11B 555

360 7802

The optical servo system for a tape drive that functions to align a read/write head with the data tracks written on a recording surface of a tape by reading optical servo tracks that are formed on the back side of the tape. This process decouples the magnetic recording of data on the recording surface of the tape from the optical servo system which makes use of servo tracks formed on the back side of the tape. The data storage capacity of the tape is increased since the entire recording surface of the tape is filled with data tracks and the precise alignment of the read/write head makes it possible to place the data tracks closer together. Regions of contrasting reflectivity or phase are also provided on a surface of the read/write head to enable the optical servo system to view an image of both the read/write head and the entire back side of the tape to thereby align the movable read/write head with the data tracks.

5774301, Jun 30, 1998

Nov 15, 1996

8/746729

Joseph P. Manes - Arvada CO
Donald B. Wait - Boulder CO
Joseph P. Falace - Louisville CO
Randal Fird - Boulder CO
David Black - Thornton CO
Daniel Plutt - Superior CO
Robert S. Creager - Berthood CO
Adam Mehlberg - Longmont CO
Scott Wilson - Westminster CO

G11B 1538

360 92

An apparatus for latching and ejecting cartridges from a cartridge tape drive in a storage library system includes a robotically actuated hand assembly. The apparatus comprises a pin extending from the hand assembly and a rotatable lever extending from the cartridge tape drive. The rotatable lever is pivotable between a first position in which the cartridge is locked in the tape drive and a second position in which the cartridge is ejected from the tape drive. The pin is operative to engage the rotatable lever for pivoting the lever between the first and second positions when the hand assembly is robotically actuated. A visible pattern is applied to the rotatable rod and offset from the axis of rotation of the rod such that the pattern appears to move into and out of alignment with the camera target as viewed by a line-scan camera when the rod rotates between the first and second positions. Accordingly, the status of the tape drive may be easily attained.

5814171, Sep 29, 1998

Nov 15, 1996

8/751134

Joseph P. Manes - Arvada CO
Donald B. Wait - Boulder CO
Robert S. Creager - Berthood CO
Adam Mehlberg - Longmont CO
John S. Todor - Arvada CO
Joseph P. Falace - Lousiville CO
Scott D. Wilson - Westminster CO

Storage Technology Corporation - Louisville CO

B32B 3100

156 64

A method and apparatus is provided for auditing cartridges and empty cells in a storage library system including a plurality of cells for storing cartridges and further including a robotically actuated hand assembly. A line-scan camera is secured to the hand assembly, and a visible pattern is positioned within each cell such that the visible pattern is readable by the line-scan camera when the line-scan camera is moved to a position adjacent the particular cell if the cell is empty. The visible pattern is positioned such that the presence of a cartridge within the particular cell would prevent viewing of the visible pattern within the cell by the line-scan camera. The line-scan camera is operated in a manner to search for the visible pattern within each cell for auditing numbers of cartridges and empty cells in the storage library system.

6236529, May 22, 2001

May 22, 2000

9/577017

Michael Lawrence Leonhardt - Longmont CO
Scott David Wilson - Westminster CO

Storage Technology Corporation - Louisville CO

G11B 5584

360 7712

The optical servo system for a tape drive that functions to align a read/write head with the data tracks written on a recording surface of a tape by reading optical servo tracks that are formed on the back side of the tape. This process decouples the magnetic recording of data on the recording surface of the tape from the optical servo system which makes use of servo tracks formed on the back side of the tape. The data storage capacity of the tape is increased since the entire recording surface of the tape is filled with data tracks and the precise alignment of the read/write head makes it possible to place the data tracks closer together. Regions of contrasting reflectivity or phase are also provided on a surface of the read/write head to enable the optical servo system to view an image of both the read/write head and the entire back side of the tape to thereby align the movable read/write head with the data tracks.

2013034, Dec 26, 2013

Jun 25, 2012

13/531875

Faramarz Mahnad - Brookline MA, US
Scott D. Wilson - Thornton CO, US

ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION - Redwood City CA

G11B 27/36

360 31, G9B 27052

A tape edge sensor system for detecting lateral movement of a storage tape includes a first photo-emitter, a first photo-detector positioned to receive a first light signal from the first photo-emitter, a first aperture disposed between the first photo-emitter and the first photo-detector, and a feedback system connected to the first photo-emitter and the first photo-detector. The first aperture defines a first region at a first tape edge through which the first light signal is received by the first photo-detector with the storage tape blocking a portion of the first light signal. The feedback system determines the first photo-detector's signal amplitude and adjusts the first light signal such that the first photo-detector signal amplitude is within a first average amplitude range. A tape edge sensor system using compensating photo-interrupters is also provided.

7808880, Oct 5, 2010

Oct 16, 2006

11/549969

Scott Wilson - Westminster CO, US
David H. Davies - Boulder CO, US
David L. Blankenbeckler - Longmont CO, US

DPHI Acquisitions, Inc. - Longmont CO

G11B 7/00

369121, 36911223, 369 4419

A small form factor optical disk drive is provided that incorporates a hybrid solid immersion objective lens (SIOL). The SIOL includes a central aspheric lens portion and a surrounding diffractive optical element portion.