ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,254,897, issued on March 18, was assigned to MagNext Ltd. (Columbus, Ohio).

"Data cartridge magazine and library system" was invented by Dmitri Troianovski (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Data cartridge magazines are disclosed herein. The disclosed data cartridge magazines comprise: a frame; a plurality of slots defined by the frame; and a plurality of locking elements. Each slot is configured to accept a data cartridge, and each locking element corresponds to one of the plurality of slots. Each locking element is operative in a locked and unlocked configuration. Each locking element is further configured to cooperate with the...