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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. 31, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/584 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G11B 5/4893 (2013.01); G11B 5/5513 (2013.01); G11B 5/00865 (2013.01); G11B 5/00869 (2013.01); G11B 5/00878 (2013.01); G11B 5/00882 (2013.01); G11B 5/00886 (2013.01); G11B 5/584 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device is disclosed comprising a reel that is rotated for a first interval in order to expose a first frame of a magnetic tape to a head. The head is actuated in a first and second dimensions over the magnetic tape in order to access the first frame of the magnetic tape.