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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2002
Applicants:
Yung Yip, Afton, MN (US);
Saeed A. Fahimi, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Yung Yip, Afton, MN (US);
Saeed A. Fahimi, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/187 (2006.01); G11B 5/265 (2006.01); G11B 5/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is directed to a non-rotating head used in linear scanning of linear magnetic tape. For example, the head may include a non-rotating contoured surface shaped to facilitate flyability of linear magnetic tape passing over the non-rotating contoured surface. A contact area defining a magnetic gap may protrude from the surface. The contact area that projects from the surface can contact the magnetic tape to read data from the tape and/or write data to the tape as the tape flies over the surface.