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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:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2025
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 5/596 (2006.01); G11B 5/03 (2006.01); G11B 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/59661 (2013.01); G11B 5/03 (2013.01); G11B 21/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various illustrative aspects are directed to a data storage device, method, and one or more processing devices that are configured to: apply a first set of settings to the assistive energy emitter in association with writing a first spiral to the disk surface; and apply a second set of settings to the assistive energy emitter in association with writing a second spiral to the disk surface, wherein the second set of settings is different than the first set of settings.