Double picker drive multiplexing mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5602821
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08552468

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A single-drive input, double gripper media transport element positionable for accessing storage media cartridges in a cartridge media store and an optical disk drive and simultaneously transporting multiple storage media cartridges comprises a housing, at least two sliders mounted within the housing moving along respective parallel slider paths, a cartridge gripper mounted on each of the sliders, a slider lead screw mounted within the housing for positioning the sliders along their respective slider paths, a slider motor for rotating the slider lead screw, and a lead screw nut on the lead screw for simultaneously or alternately engaging the slider lead screw with each of the sliders.

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ALLIANCE STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC9925 FEDERAL DRIVE SUITE 100 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80921

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lynn, William R Minneapolis, MN 20 320
McPherson, Robert J Eden Prairie, MN 5 77

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