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Timothy C. Ostwald
Also filed as: OSTWALD TIMOTHY C · OSTWALD TIMOTHY CRAIG
95 granted patents·5 pending applications·2,059 citations·filing 1988–2018
99Inventor score
Files withSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP71ORACLE INT CORP15MADISON JR CARL T2OSTWALD TIMOTHY C2OSTWALD TIMOTHY CRAIG2
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100 records- 0198US6570734B2Automated storage library with multiple independent robotsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·98 cites·91 claims
- 0298US6494663B2Method and system for sharing robotic mechanisms between automated storage librariesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 17, 2002·92 cites·14 claims
- 0398US6262863B1Automated storage library with rail mechanism providing flexible robot accessSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 17, 2001·170 cites·32 claims
- 0497US7273344B2Library service portSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 25, 2007·63 cites·6 claims
- 0596US6671580B2Outer route for robots in a horizontal storage librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 30, 2003·77 cites·9 claims
- 0696US6327519B1Method and system for transferring energy between robotic mechanisms in an automated storage librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 4, 2001·67 cites·23 claims
- 0795US8035972B2Method and apparatus for liquid cooling computer equipmentORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 11, 2011·46 cites·18 claims
- 0894US6539876B1Guide rail switches for storage librariesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 1, 2003·45 cites·4 claims
- 0993US6808353B2Method of non-disruptive capacity scaling for a data storage librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 26, 2004·38 cites·18 claims
- 1093US6781789B2Dual cartridges storage array cell for data storageSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 24, 2004·39 cites·17 claims
- 1192US7255525B2Online, safe service technique for automated librariesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 14, 2007·31 cites·6 claims
- 1292US6480759B1Diagnostic port between independent robotsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 12, 2002·28 cites·20 claims
- 1392US6411462B1Small library cartridge access mail slot methodSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 25, 2002·81 cites·36 claims
- 1491US8225339B1Rotary head data storage and retrieval system and methodMADISON JR CARL T·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 17, 2012·22 cites·21 claims
- 1590US6441991B2Small library horseshoe architectureSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 27, 2002·32 cites·6 claims
- 1690US5403140ADynamic sweeping mechanism for a line scan cameraSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 4, 1995·49 cites·17 claims
- 1789US6810306B1Data storage library status monitoringSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 26, 2004·24 cites·18 claims
- 1889US6591164B1Library failover method using hot spare redundant picker mechanismSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 8, 2003·26 cites·18 claims
- 1989US6059509ALibrary storage module with cartridge pass-through systemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 9, 2000·54 cites·22 claims
- 2089US5995320AHorizontally oriented autoloader for data storage cartridgesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 30, 1999·57 cites·19 claims
- 2188US6931304B1Scalable means of supplying power to a remotely controlled, semi-autonomous robotSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 16, 2005·37 cites·21 claims
- 2288US5421697ATelescopic pick-and-place robotic mechanismSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 6, 1995·58 cites·14 claims
- 2387US9715894B2Vertical pass-through for a data storage libraryORACLE INT CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 25, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 2487US9001457B1Horizontal pass-through for a data storage libraryORACLE INT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 7, 2015·7 cites·18 claims
- 2586US6736583B2Method and system for sharing robotic mechanisms between automated storage librariesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 18, 2004·17 cites·5 claims
- 2686US6609046B2System for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a job from multiple robotic mechanisms in a storage librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 19, 2003·20 cites·17 claims
- 2785US8528952B2Gripper assembly for data storage systemOSTWALD TIMOTHY C·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 10, 2013·7 cites·19 claims
- 2885US8134799B1Gripper assembly for data storage systemOSTWALD TIMOTHY C·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 13, 2012·18 cites·19 claims
- 2985US7230791B1Rack-mounted storage library having segmented panel assembliesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 12, 2007·19 cites·8 claims
- 3085US6229667B1Data storage library with cartridge access mechanismSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 8, 2001·17 cites·10 claims
- 3184US6532402B2Method for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a job from multiple robotic mechanisms in a storage librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 11, 2003·17 cites·15 claims
- 3284US4835634AAutomatic magnetic tape cartridge stack loader for tape drive systemsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1988·Granted May 30, 1989·28 cites·23 claims
- 3383US6409450B1Library service portSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 25, 2002·37 cites·11 claims
- 3483US6393335B1Synchronous mounting and dismounting method and system for multiple accessor storage librariesSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 21, 2002·17 cites·15 claims
- 3582US7184242B1Self-contained robotics module for storage librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 27, 2007·16 cites·11 claims
- 3682US7014235B1Inertia actuation for robotic gripper mechanismSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 21, 2006·41 cites·3 claims
- 3782US6754037B1Small library horseshoe architectureSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 22, 2004·25 cites·9 claims
- 3882US6690994B1System and method for recovering an automated robotic device in a data storage librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 10, 2004·17 cites·27 claims
- 3981US6155766ASmall library robotics guidance mechanismSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 5, 2000·34 cites·34 claims
- 4081US6130800AData storage library with cartridge access mechanismSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 10, 2000·30 cites·3 claims
- 4181US5418664AIndexing hand for robotic storage librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1993·Granted May 23, 1995·30 cites·8 claims
- 4280US6834215B1Mass load method and apparatus for a data storage librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 21, 2004·13 cites·18 claims
- 4380US6718228B2High density data storage library with horizontal array structuresSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 6, 2004·14 cites·10 claims
- 4480US6386116B1Propulsion decoupling method and system for multiple track mounted robots of an automated storage librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 14, 2002·14 cites·8 claims
- 4579US9183875B2Module self-discovery in a storage libraryRIES JAMES LEE·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 10, 2015·7 cites·20 claims
- 4679US8780682B2Rotary head data storage and retrieval system and method for data erasureORACLE INT CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 15, 2014·4 cites·20 claims
- 4779US6922307B2Double density data storage library using back to back array wallsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 26, 2005·14 cites·17 claims
- 4879US6868049B2Method and system for accessing multiple rows of media objects in an automated storage library using a single track robotic mechanismSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 15, 2005·14 cites·22 claims
- 4979US6265982B1Method and system for monitoring vibration of robots in an automated storage librarySTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 24, 2001·11 cites·20 claims
- 5078US6639879B2Library performance scaling with incremental height gradient roboticsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 28, 2003·12 cites·20 claims
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