Patents by Inventor Karl-Heinz Joos

Karl-Heinz Joos 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).

  • Data carrier archiving system
    Patent number: 6016291
    Abstract: An archiving system for data carriers is provided with a storage facility having storage locations for data carriers which includes storage units for respectively storing first and second types of data carrier cassettes, and a read/write facility having a receiver for the data carrier cassettes. The read-write facility includes read/write units for the first and second types of data carrier cassettes, respectively. A handling device for transporting data carrier cassettes from the storage locations to the receiving means and vice versa is provided. Therefore, with the same handling device, both the first type as well as the second type of data carrier cassettes are transportable from their storage locations in the respective storage units to the receiver of the respective read/write units and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Grau GmbH & Co. Holdinggessellschaft
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Joos