Patents by Inventor Sarveswara R. Kilaparti

Sarveswara R. Kilaparti 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 pack shift detection and retensioning methods and drive apparatus regarding same
    Patent number: 5886845
    Abstract: A method of retensioning a tape pack in a two-hub, belt-driven data cartridge, wherein the tape pack includes tape having one or more tracks, includes sensing at least one position of a track of the tape within the data cartridge and then conditionally retensioning the tape pack as a function of the at least one sensed track position. The retensioning may be determined by comparing the sensed position of the track to at least one predetermined limit; the predetermined limit being based on statistical data. A drive apparatus for performing the retensioning method is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Sarveswara R. Kilaparti, Gary D. Moeller