Including Plural Slots For Plural Cassettes Patents (Class 206/387.15)
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Patent number: 10896697Abstract: A recording tape cartridge storage case includes a case body made of resin having a bottom plate that is rectangular in a bottom view and a peripheral wall erected from a peripheral edge of the bottom plate, a plurality of recording tape cartridges being stored in at least two rows with label areas thereof directed upward, respectively, and a bottom rib interposed between mutually adjacent side surfaces of the recording tape cartridges that form the rows being formed on the bottom plate; and a lid member made of resin that is attached to an upper end of the peripheral wall, seals the case body, and has a top rib interposed between the side surfaces, transmission parts that are transparent flat surfaces being formed in portions that face the label areas on both sides of the top rib.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke Sumiya, Yusuke Kagawa
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Patent number: 10421410Abstract: A retention device is provided for fitting a mobile electronic device in a motor vehicle. The retention device has a storage compartment for the insertion of the mobile electronic device. The storage compartment is formed at least by a rear wall and an opposing front wall. At least at the inner side of the front wall facing the rear wall there is formed a retention face on which a large number of protruding retention elements are provided. Furthermore, the spacing between the rear wall and the front wall is less than the width B and/or the length L of the mobile electronic device and the front wall of the storage compartment extends in an inclined manner, wherein the upper edge of the front wall is orientated in the direction toward the rear side of the motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Pablo Villar Mesa, Thomas Rochulus, Robin Advena, Fabian Maetz, Tim Klausmann
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Patent number: 9997190Abstract: The present invention provides a magazine-based data cartridge library that, in one embodiment, comprises a plurality of shelves that are capable of holding a plurality of data cartridge magazines, one or more drives, a magazine transport for moving magazines within the cabinet, and a cartridge transport for moving data cartridges between a magazine and a drive.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Spectra Logic CorporationInventors: Christopher Anthony Pollard, Lee A. Sutherland
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Patent number: 9802465Abstract: A visor assembly for a vehicle includes a visor housing including a first side and a second side spaced apart from and cooperating with the first side to define an outer periphery having an opening extending through the first and second sides of the visor housing and an inner periphery having at least one receiving surface cooperating with the opening. At least one support is disposed in the inner periphery of the visor housing and cooperating with the at least one receiving surface. A cover panel having an elongate body received is within the channel and movable relative to the at least support between at least a first position at least partially covering the opening and a second position. A biasing member selectively positions the cover panel in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Celso K. Fukushima, Fernando A. Siqueira
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Patent number: 9784495Abstract: A storage arrangement (1) has a chamber (3). Several Dewar flasks (5) are arranged in the chamber (3) and above them a picking device (8). The picking device has at least one cassette lift (60), with which storage cassettes (20) can be removed from above from the Dewar flasks (5). This arrangement is suitable for storing laboratory objects even at very low temperatures. Each storage cassette (20) is preferably made from a single piece of sheet metal. The piece of sheet metal is bent such that it forms the side walls (30), the back wall (32), the top part (34) and the base part (38) of the storage cassette (20), as well as angles (40, 42) to accommodate the laboratory objects.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: LICONIC AGInventor: Cosmas G. Malin
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Patent number: 9733612Abstract: A packing member for packing a cartridge for an image forming apparatus, the packing member includes a frame portion having a recess for accommodating the cartridge; a closing member portion for openably closing the recess; a hinge portion for movably connecting the closing member portion relative to the frame portion to open and close the recess; a connecting portion connecting the frame portion and the closing member portion to close the recess; and the closing member portion being provided with a separating portion removable from the closing member portion while leaving the connecting portion on the frame portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinjiro Toba, Yuichi Fukui, Taiji Watanabe, Kengo Sakai
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Patent number: 9693614Abstract: An organizational aid suitable for use with a personal electronic device having a plurality of discrete pockets, at least one flexible security tab to secure the organizational aid in position on an outwardly facing surface of the device, at least two spaced-apart, non-slip surface portions attached to a back surface of the organizational aid, and at least one magnet or magnetic strip disposed adjacent to the non-slip surface to releasably hold the organizational aid in a desired juxtaposition to an outwardly facing surface of the electronic device. If desired, at least one magnet can be attached to or embedded inside each of the non-slip surface portions, and the magnets and non-slip surfaces will cooperate with the security tab or tabs to hold the organizational aid in place during transport of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Inventor: Michael W. Brian
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Patent number: 9674979Abstract: A multi device system includes a rack with a rack slot. A device chassis is positioned in the rack slot. The device chassis includes first device slot with a first device entrance, and a second device slot with a second device entrance. A first device stop member extends from the device chassis and into the first device slot. The distance between the first device stop member and the first device entrance is adjustable, and the first device stop member is configured to move a first device in the first device slot through the first device entrance. A second device stop member extends from the device chassis and into the second device slot. The distance between the second device stop member and the second device entrance is adjustable, and the second device stop member is configured to move a second device in the second device slot through the second device entrance.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: John Charles Donachy, Craig Warren Phelps, Amelia Cosgrove Thomas, Peter Kaltenbach, Orin M. Ozias
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Patent number: 9561896Abstract: The present invention discloses a packaging apparatus, comprising multiple packaging elements, each packaging element comprises a slot for receiving a LCD module, and the packaging apparatus further comprises a connecting means for integrating the multiple packaging elements side by side. Therefore, the packaging apparatus can be used for both LCD modules and end-products such as TV, display devices, the packaging cost can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: SHENZEHN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Qianshuang Hu, Shih Hsiang Chen, Chengwen Que, Yi Cheng Kuo
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Patent number: 9390730Abstract: Described are embodiments of an invention for a textured interface between a notch of a data storage cartridge and a retention tab of a storage cell. The textured surface reduces the contact surface between the retention tab and the notch of the data storage cartridge. The reduced contact surface between the retention tab and notch of the data storage cartridge reduces the amount of friction between the retention tab and the notch of the data storage cartridge. The data storage cartridge can thus be removed from the storage cell with less force than that required by the prior art having a generally smooth interface between the notch of the data storage cartridge and the retention tab of the storage cell.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Dylan J. Boday, Andrew S. Green, Shawn M. Nave
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Patent number: 8453841Abstract: A disk placement and storage assembly for storage of disks includes a disk cassette and a disk slotter. The disk cassette includes a pair of side wall portions spanning between a pair of end portions, defining a disk receiving region. The side wall portions include a plurality of vertical slots for holding the disks. The disk slotter includes a top plate having a plurality of horizontal slots spanning across top surfaces of the disk cassette when the disk slotter is releasably coupled to the disk cassette, each one of the horizontal slots arranged and dimensioned to receive a disk as the disk is inserted through a horizontal slot in the disk slotter and into a pair of laterally opposing vertical slots of the disk cassette, each one of the plurality of horizontal slots located above and aligned with a pair of laterally opposing vertical slots in the disk cassette.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Frankie James, Kwok Lim Tay
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Patent number: 8456777Abstract: A storage medium exchanging device to discharge a movable cell, which is one of plural magazine cells for storing a storage medium inserted from a doorway, and to store the movable cell, include a carrying part on which the movable cell is mounted; and a wrong insertion preventing part which generates discharging force to make the carrying part discharge from the magazine and blocks at least a part of a non-doorway of the discharged movable cell.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Hiroaki Ishii
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Publication number: 20090078603Abstract: A cartridge storage container used in combination with another cartridge storage container identical in configuration with the cartridge storage container to provide a closed or interlocked cartridge storage container for storing a plurality of flat tape cartridges when the two cartridge storage containers are disposed in an inverse, confronting orientation and joined together. The cartridge storage container has at least one storage compartment so configured that a plurality of tape cartridges are stored therein in two way, individually in bulk and collectively in one bundle. The cartridge storage container is provided with a moisture absorbent in the form of sticks installed in shock-absorbable hollow buffer ribs formed in a wall portion of the storage compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Fumihito Imai
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Patent number: 7102702Abstract: A panel carrier comprising a box and a plurality of attaching elements is provided. The interior lateral surfaces of the box have a plurality of cannelures. The ends of each attaching element are inserted into the corresponding cannelures on the lateral surfaces of the box so that the interior of the box is partitioned into variable size compartments.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2003Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Inventor: Chih-Fang Peng
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Publication number: 20040045849Abstract: A cassette 5 with longitudinal and transverse dimensions similar to each other is housed in a cassette storing case which can prevent housing of a cassette into the housing case in an incorrect direction and identify a dedicated cassette storing case corresponding to a cassette, while assuring the function of preventing positional shift during stacking. The cassette storing case 1 includes an indicating portion 15 provided on the top surface 1a of the housing case. The indicating portion 15 has a protrusion-and-recess pattern, similar to a design on the cassette, which indicates a housing direction. The cassette storing case 1 further includes a stopper portion 17, provided on the bottom surface 1b of the housing case, for engaging with part 16 of the indicating portion 15 to regulate positional shift when housing cases are stacked with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2003Publication date: March 11, 2004Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.Inventor: Kiyoo Morita
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Publication number: 20030234229Abstract: An add-on storage device for flat objects, particularly CD and/or DVD cases, is made up of box-shaped housing elements which are open at the front and lie against one another with facing side walls. Clip-shaped connection elements are pushed onto adjoining side walls which form a common edge, in a predetermined fastening region from the open housing side and from the opposite bottom side, to engage over the side walls at the inner surface of the housing elements. In the fastening region, the open side at the inner surfaces of the adjoining side walls have a depression and/or elevation, and the connection element has an associated elevation and/or depression. The elevation and/or depression of the inner surface of the side wall forms a positive lock-in connection with the associated depression and/or elevation at the connection element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2003Publication date: December 25, 2003Applicant: Sunhing Millennium Ltd.Inventors: Tat-Chi Chow, Wai-Ming Lau
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Patent number: 6433954Abstract: The present invention provides a data cartridge holder that is capable of accommodating a plurality of 8 mm tape cartridge. The holder includes retaining structure for engaging a discontinuity located between the door and the side of an 8 mm cartridge to retain the cartridge in the holder. Also included in the holder are orientation structure that inhibit the insertion of an incorrectly oriented 8 mm cartridge into the holder. The cartridge holder further includes a mounting structure that permits the holder to be removably mounted in a tape library. A dust cover is also provided that can be attached to the holder when, for example, the holder is mounted in a tape library and thereby prevent the dust cover from being lost or misplaced.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1998Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Spectra Logic CorporationInventors: Eric A. Rinard, Clark D. Brace
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Patent number: 6320505Abstract: A video cassette reminder system that provides storage for viewed video cassettes with a signaling system as a reminder that the rented video(s) is due to be returned. The video cassette reminder system eliminates late charges.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1999Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Inventor: Robert A. Scott
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Patent number: 6224173Abstract: A storage assembly includes an outer casing having an open front end, a closed rear end, and a rectangular engagement flange that extends frontwardly from the front end. The engagement flange has an upper flange portion, a lower flange portion, and a pair of left and right flange portions interposed between the upper and lower flange portions. Each of two identical holding frames has a rectangular frame body with front and rear ends and of a dimension smaller than that of the outer casing, and a flange engaging member fixed on the frame body at the front end and extending toward the rear end to define a flange engaging groove between the frame body and the flange engaging member. Each flange engaging member has an upper engaging plate section, a lower engaging plate section, left and right engaging plate sections interposed between the upper and lower plate sections, and four rearwardly opening slots at intersections of the upper, lower and left and right engaging plate sections.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2000Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Inventor: Jackson Yu