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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:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Daniel J. Coonen, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventor:
Daniel J. Coonen, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B005/09 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data storage device includes a track layout having three data sections. A first spin pad having a first length is located between a first and second data section. A second spin pad having a length that is different from the first length is located between the second data section and a third data section. A method for determining the lengths of the spin pads is also provided.