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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Calvin S. Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Hugo E. Rothuizen, Oberrieden, CH;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/34 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/34 (2013.01); G11B 5/00813 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a beam and a module coupled to the beam. The module has an array of transducers. A displacement device is positioned between the beam and the module for bending the module, thereby altering a pitch of the transducers. A method according to one embodiment includes applying a control signal to a displacement device positioned between a module having an array of transducers and a beam for bending the module, thereby altering a pitch of the transducers.