Oracle America Assigned Patent

Oracle America, Inc., Redwood City, CA, has been assigned a patent (8,189,432) developed by Faramarz Mahnad, Brookline, MA, for a "data storage system and linear tape."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed herein are aspects of optical tape technology, tape manufacturing, and tape usage. Methods and systems of tape technology disclose optical tape media including: configurations, formulations, markings, and structure; optical tape manufacturing methods, systems, and apparatus methods and systems including: curing processes, coating methods, embossing, drums, testing, tracking alignment stamper strip; optical tape methods and systems including: pick up head adapted for the disclosed optical tape; and optical tape uses including optical storage media devices for multimedia applications."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2009 (12/627,807).