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Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006

Filed:

Apr. 07, 2004
Applicants:

Alexander Stewart, Louisville, CO (US);

Stephen W. Smith, Upton, MA (US);

Christopher P. King, Brimfield, MA (US);

Set B. Chau, Northridge, CA (US);

Lee V. Jaderborg, Frederick, CO (US);

Inventors:

Alexander Stewart, Louisville, CO (US);

Stephen W. Smith, Upton, MA (US);

Christopher P. King, Brimfield, MA (US);

Set B. Chau, Northridge, CA (US);

Lee V. Jaderborg, Frederick, CO (US);

Assignee:

Quantum Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/18 (2006.01); G00B 19/02 (2006.01); G11B 15/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In one exemplary aspect of the present invention a method for cleaning a media drive transducer head is provided. The method includes transporting a portion of a cleaning tape over a transducer head under a first set of conditions, the first set of conditions associated with a cleaning process of the transducer head, and transporting the portion of the cleaning tape over the transducer head under a second set of conditions, the second set of conditions associated with a writing process.


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