Patents by Inventor Bryan D. Penner

Bryan D. Penner 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).

  • Method and apparatus for presenting both sides of a media to a read/write head in a storage device
    Patent number: 6580578
    Abstract: A method and apparatus in a data storage system for accessing a tape storage media, wherein the tape storage media has a first side and a second side for storing data. The tape storage media is received at a reel. The reel is rotatable in a first direction and in a second direction, and the reel is positioned proximate to a head used to access the tape storage media as the tape storage media is wound onto the reel. The reel is selectively rotated in the first direction and the second direction to selectively present the first side and the second side for access by the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Storage Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Tucker, Bryan D. Penner