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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:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Corbin L Champion, Pullman, WA (US);
Sarah M. Brandenberger, Boise, ID (US);
Cyrille DE Brebisson, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Corbin L Champion, Pullman, WA (US);
Sarah M. Brandenberger, Boise, ID (US);
Cyrille De Brebisson, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A storage device includes an electrically conductive storage medium and a probe having a tip that is electrically conductive. The tip is electrically contacted to the storage medium and is adapted to form a dent in the storage medium. The tip is also adapted to cooperate with the storage medium to provide a variable resistance based on whether the tip is engaged in the dent.