Patents by Inventor Allan Markert

Allan Markert 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).

  • Guide arrangements for data storage tape guiding systems
    Publication number: 20060027693
    Abstract: The invention is directed to arrangements of tape guides which can improve the guiding of data storage tape. Tape guides having specific sizes relative to the data storage tape are also disclosed. The disclosed tape guides and arrangements of tape guides can improve the ability to properly guide the data storage tape, e.g., during media fabrication, servo recording or readout, data recording or data readout. The invention is particularly useful for magnetic tape, but may also find application with optical tape, holographic tape, or other formats of data storage tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Johnson, Allan Markert, Wayne Schaefer, Robert Tapani