Control Or Regulation Of Mechanical Tension Of Record Carrier, E.g. Tape Tension (controlling Tension In Filamentary Material In General B65h59/00) [n: By Speed Regulation G9b/15.054; By Using Reserve Loops G9b/15.074] {g11b 15/43} Patents (Class G9B/15.048)
  • TAPE WIDTH MEASUREMENTS
    Publication number: 20130188271
    Abstract: A tape drive is disclosed. The tape drive determines a current tape width and writes data to the tape as well as the current tape width. The tape width written to the tape is associated with the data. When reading data from a tape the tape drive reads the stored tape width and adjusts the current tape width to match the stored tape width before reading the data associated with the stored tape width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Donald J. Fasen, Jeffrey S. McAllister