Patents by Inventor Kevin G. Battles

Kevin G. Battles 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: 20100161895
    Abstract: Techniques are described for securing data on data cartridges, such as a Linear Tape-Open (LTO) data cartridge. The techniques include modifying a portion of a cartridge memory (CM) chip of the cartridge in a way that a cartridge drive will be unable to access the data cartridge and to prevent modification of the CM chip by the cartridge drive. In one embodiment, a system includes a data cartridge including a CM chip, a chip reader to read data from and write data to the CM chip, and a computing device to control the chip reader. The computing device causes the chip reader to read data from the cartridge memory chip of the data cartridge and to modify a portion of memory of the chip to prevent unauthorized reads and writes to the data cartridge, without rendering the modification irreversible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: William R. Qualls, Kevin G. Battles, Jody L. Gregg, Robert S. Jackson, C. Thomas Jennings
  • Publication number: 20090237221
    Abstract: A label programming system configured to initialize a radiofrequency (RF)-enabled label for attachment to a data storage device includes a platform, an RF read/write assembly disposed on a first side of the platform, and an optical reader assembly in electrical communication with the RF read/write assembly. The optical reader assembly is disposed on a second side of the platform opposite the first side. The optical reader assembly is configured to optically read information from the RF-enabled label and communicate the information to the RF read/write assembly that is configured to write the information to a chip of the RF-enabled label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Kevin G. Battles, Curtis B. Hause, G. Phillip Rambosek, Stephen J. Rothermel
  • Patent number: 7530515
    Abstract: A data storage tape cartridge is disclosed. The data storage tape cartridge includes a housing, at least one tape reel assembly, a storage tape, and a radio frequency write medium. The housing defines first and second housing sections that are reciprocally mated to form an enclosed region. The tape reel assembly/ies is/are rotatably disposed within the enclosed region, and the storage tape is wound about a hub of the tape reel assembly/ies. The radio frequency write medium is coupled to one of the housing and the tape reel assembly and has cartridge initialization information stored thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin G. Battles, Michael A. Mewes
  • Publication number: 20080198022
    Abstract: An inkjet printable RFID label includes an RFID tag having a backing and RFID circuitry coupled to the backing, and a laminate coupled to the backing and covering the RFID circuitry, where the laminate includes an inorganic inkjet receptive surface. The inkjet receptive surface enables printing ink directly to the laminate atop the RFID circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Kevin G. Battles, Stephen L. Bradley, G. Phillip Rambosek
  • Publication number: 20080122623
    Abstract: An electronic data storage device tracing system includes at least one data storage device and a reader system. The data storage device includes a housing having an optical label and a device RFID tag coupled to the housing. In this regard, the optical label is printed with a VOLSER number and the device RFID tag includes a chip that electronically stores the VOLSER number. The reader system is configured to read the VOLSER number from the chip and trace the at least one data storage device entering/exiting the reader system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Curtis B. Hause, Stephen J. Rothermel, Jody L. Gregg, G. Phillip Rambosek, Yung Yip, Robert C. Martin, Christopher Caprio, Karen E. Conroy, Sanjay Gupta, Kevin G. Battles, Denis J. Langlois
  • Publication number: 20080065676
    Abstract: An electronic data storage device tracing system includes at least one data storage device and a reader system. The data storage device includes a housing having an optical label and a device RFID tag coupled to the housing. In this regard, the optical label is printed with a volser number and the device RFID tag includes a chip that electronically stores the volser number. The reader system is configured to read the volser number from the chip and trace the at least one data storage device entering/exiting the reader system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Curtis B. Hause, Stephen J. Rothermel, Jody L. Gregg, G. Phillip Rambosek, Yung Yip, Kevin G. Battles, Sanjay Gupta, Robert C. Martin, Christopher Caprio, Karen E. Conroy
  • Publication number: 20080061979
    Abstract: An RFID enabled data storage device configured to be traced by an electronic data storage device tracing system includes a housing defining an enclosure, data storage media disposed within the enclosure, a label coupled to the housing, and an RFID tag coupled to the housing. The label includes a VOLSER number configured to identify the contents of the data storage media, and the RFID tag is programmed with a unique identification number and at least the label VOLSER number. In this regard, the label and the RFID tag combine to uniquely identify an in-transit data storage device to the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Curtis B. Hause, Stephen J. Rothermel, Jody L. Gregg, G. Phillip Rambosek, Yung Yip, Robert C. Martin, Kevin G. Battles