Patents by Inventor Christopher Watanabe

Christopher Watanabe 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).

  • Publication number: 20040004789
    Abstract: A tape cartridge including a replaceable memory element is provided. The tape cartridge includes a cartridge housing that includes a supply reel having a magnetic tape media spooled thereon and a memory element to communicate with a tape cartridge handling device via a wireless connection. In one embodiment of the invention, the memory element is connected to the cartridge housing using an attachment apparatus that provides a detachable connection with the cartridge housing. In one aspect of the invention, the attachment apparatus also includes a tuning mechanism for positioning the memory element following attachment to the tape cartridge housing to facilitate communication exchange with the tape-handling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher Watanabe, Chan Kim, Stephen Stamm, David F. Craft, George Saliba, Richard Chaney, Satya Mallick