Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,018,433 · App. 08/965,910
Disk cartridge and data storage device with incompatible disk cartridge insertion protection
Inventors:
Mark S. Thayne, David M. Ginosar, Yiping Ma, George H. Smedley, Jr.
Patented Case
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Granted: Jan 25, 2000
Filed: Nov 7, 1997
Inventors
Mark S. Thayne
David M. Ginosar
Yiping Ma
George H. Smedley, Jr.
Assignee (at issue)
IO-Mega Holding Corporation
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