Patents by Inventor Robert R. Sidebotham

Robert R. Sidebotham 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).

  • Tape cartridge tape path
    Patent number: 5297755
    Abstract: A tape cartridge having a high performance tape path therein. The tape cartridge includes one or more gas bearing tape guides and/or one or more recesses in an edge of a gas/tape bearing surface. The gas bearing assemblies include a plenum having a metal foil gas bearing surface bonded thereto using a die-cut adhesive sheet. The compliant members are each inserted into a recess adjacent the edge of the bearing surface to permit edge guiding while providing lateral support for the tape immediately before and after the recesses in the direction of tape movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven L. Felde, Paul Y. Hu, Guy F. Hudson, Douglas W. Johnson, Kenneth J. Lusk, Guillermo S. Robles, Robert R. Sidebotham