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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:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark L. Watson, Boulder, CO (US);
Trevor W. Olson, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/584 (2006.01); G11B 5/78 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 5/588 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/584 (2013.01); G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G11B 5/78 (2013.01); G11B 5/588 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device is disclosed comprising at least one head configured to access a magnetic tape. User data is written to a first area of the magnetic tape at a first data track pitch, and when a distortion of the magnetic tape is detected, the user data is rewritten to compensate for the distortion.