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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2024
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sergio A. Montoya, La Jolla, CA (US);
Frederick E. Spada, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/024 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/0245 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved degaussing system for sanitizing data stored in a magnetic storage device (MSD) includes a magnetic field generating element configured to generate a directional field toward a media tray for retaining the MSD. Heating elements disposed proximate to the media tray heats the MSD to an elevated temperature before or during application of a magnetic field. An insulating element at least partially encloses the heating elements to isolate the magnetic field generating element from the heating element.