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High speed thermomagnetic tape duplication

CA 1311556 C · Owner: E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company · Inventors: Gantzhorn, John Edwin, Jr.; Uhler, Roger Oscar; Mccloud, John Wesley, Ii

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A process and equipment is disclosed that is capable of duplicating magnetic tapes at speeds higher than 2.5 meters/second. Tape surfaces are selected that have sufficient roughness to leadily permit air to bleed from between surfaces as they are held together by air pressure during the duplication process.

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  • Granted December 15, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 15, 2009.
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FiledMarch 31, 1987
GrantedDecember 15, 1992
Term endedDecember 15, 2009
Patent numberCA 1311556 C
Classification (IPC)G11B5/86

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedMarch 31, 1987Patent grantedDec 15, 1992Term endedDec 15, 2009

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