IMEC Assigned Patent
Tape-based storage device having actuator including pulling and clamping electrodes
By Francis Pelletier | October 25, 2022 at 2:00 pmIMEC vzw, Leuven, Belgium, has been assigned a patent (11462244) developed by Keulemans, Grim, Etterbeek, Belgium, Rochus, Veronique, Embourg, Belgium, Rosmeulen, Maarten, Ghent, Belgium, Rottenberg, Xavier, Kessel-Lo, Belgium, for “tape based storage device having actuator including pulling and clamping electrodes.“
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A storage device configured to store data on a tape is provided. In one aspect, the storage device includes the tape, which is configured to store data, and a data head, which is configured to read and/or write data from and/or to the tape. The storage device further includes an actuator configured to move the tape in a length direction in a step-wise manner. The actuator can include a plurality of pulling electrodes, wherein each pulling electrode can be activated to exert a pulling force on the tape, and a plurality of clamping electrodes, wherein each clamping electrode can be activated to clamp the tape.”
The patent application was filed on 2021-12-20 (17/645107).
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