Patents by Inventor Rafael Bar

Rafael Bar 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 for irreversibly write-securing a magnetic storage cartridge
    Patent number: 6583945
    Abstract: A data cartridge and method for providing a write-securable storage medium that inhibits writing. The medium comprises a write-secure-type indicator in a predefined location that indicates the medium is of a type that is susceptible to write securing. Additionally, the medium comprises a write-secure-complete indicator in a predetermined zone of the disk that is not accessible to a user. When the write-secure-complete indicator is set by a host device, the setting is irreversible and consequently the data on the medium is protected, and additional writing onto any part of the medium is permanently prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: Rafael Bar, Daniel Alfonsi