US3288025A
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X-y positioning mechanism
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-16
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1984-07-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank A Litz
- 👤 John J Lynott
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 02:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J9/00; H01J9/24; H01J9/26; G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K17/00; G06K17/0003; G06K17/0012; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/02; G11B15/12; G11B15/14; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G11B7/00; G11B7/002; G11B7/0033; G11C; G11C13/00; G11C13/04; G11C13/048; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S221/00; Y10S221/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A DATA STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF CELLS EACH CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF FILM STRIPS, A REMOTE READ/WRITE STATION HAVING AN OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR RECORDING INFORMATION ON AND REPRODUCING INFORMATION FROM A FILM STIRP, A TRANSPORT CARRIAGE MOVABLE BETWEEN THE READ/WRITE STATIONA ND THE VARIOUS CELLS, SAID TRANSPORT CARRIAGE BEING OPERABLE TO REMOVE AND TRANSPORT A SELECTED ONE OF THE FILM STRIPS FROM A SELECTED ONE OF THE CELLS TO THE READ/ WRITE STATION, SAID READ/WRITE STATION INCLUDING A FILM HOLDE FOR RECEIVING AND HOLDING THE SELECTED FILM STRIP, SAID FILM HOLDER BEING MOVABLE ALONG TWO AXES, AND TWO SELECTIVE POSITIONABLE DRIVE MEANS MECHANICALLY COUPLED TO THE FILM HOLDER, EACH OF THE DRIVE MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO MOVE AND POSITION THE FILM HOLDER ALONG A RESPECTIVE ONE OF THE AXES WHEREBY THE OPTICAL SYSTEM IS ALIGNED WITH A SELECTED COORDINATE PORTION OF THE FILM STRIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A DATA STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF CELLS EACH CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF FILM STRIPS, A REMOTE READ/WRITE STATION HAVING AN OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR RECORDING INFORMATION ON AND REPRODUCING INFORMATION FROM A FILM STIRP, A TRANSPORT CARRIAGE MOVABLE BETWEEN THE READ/WRITE STATIONA ND THE VARIOUS CELLS, SAID TRANSPORT CARRIAGE BEING OPERABLE TO REMOVE AND TRANSPORT A SELECTED ONE OF THE FILM STRIPS FROM A SELECTED ONE OF THE CELLS TO THE READ/ WRITE STATION, SAID READ/WRITE STATION INCLUDING A FILM HOLDE FOR RECEIVING AND HOLDING THE SELECTED FILM STRIP, SAID FILM HOLDER BEING MOVABLE ALONG TWO AXES, AND TWO SELECTIVE POSITIONABLE DRIVE MEANS MECHANICALLY COUPLED TO THE FILM HOLDER, EACH OF THE DRIVE MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO MOVE AND POSITION THE FILM HOLDER ALONG A RESPECTIVE ONE OF THE AXES WHEREBY THE OPTICAL SYSTEM IS ALIGNED WITH A SELECTED COORDINATE PORTION OF THE FILM STRIP.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2982176A
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