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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. 01, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Gordenker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Lawrence J Tucker, Whitemore Lake, MI (US);
Michael E Murphy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Conner Peripherals, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 7712 ; 360121 ;
Abstract
A multi-track servo recording head includes a multi-tip write core for simultaneously writing a plurality of tracking signals on magnetic storage media. The magnetic recording head may include an optical edge sensor and a magnetic edge sensor for sensing the position of the recording head relative to the edge of the storage media. Additionally, a read core is provided to detect the longitudinal position of the storage media relative to the recording head during media transport.