Patents by Inventor Alexander Dillard Segars, III

Alexander Dillard Segars, III has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Tape cartridge auxiliary memory containing tape drive functional status information
    Patent number: 8149532
    Abstract: A data storage library is described including a plurality of tape cartridges each possessing an auxiliary radio frequency memory device. The library also includes, at least one tape drive capable of determining at least one functional status when loaded with one of the tape cartridges wherein the at least one tape drive possesses an auxiliary reader and writer device capable of transferring information associated with the at least one function status to and from the auxiliary radio frequency memory device. The tape drive is adapted to transmit the information from the auxiliary radio frequency memory device to a display device that can be viewed by an end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Spectra Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Randall Curtis Hood, Michael Gerard Goberis, Alexander Dillard Segars, III
  • Tape cartridge auxiliary memory containing tape drive functional status information
    Patent number: 7609471
    Abstract: A data storage library is described including a plurality of tape cartridges each possessing an auxiliary radio frequency memory device. The library also includes, at least one tape drive capable of determining at least one functional status when loaded with one of the tape cartridges wherein the at least one tape drive possesses an auxiliary reader and writer device capable of transferring information associated with the at least one function status to and from the auxiliary radio frequency memory device. The tape drive is further capable of transmitting the information from the auxiliary radio frequency memory device to a display device that can be viewed by an end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Spectra Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Randall Curtis Hood, Michael Gerard Goberis, Alexander Dillard Segars, III