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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. 22, 2008
Filed:
May. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Corbin L. Champion, Pullman, WA (US);
Sarah M. Brandenberger, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Corbin L. Champion, Pullman, WA (US);
Sarah M. Brandenberger, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A storage device includes a storage medium and a probe having a tip and a first magnetic element. The tip of the probe is adapted to form a dent in the storage medium. The storage device further has a second magnetic element, where the first and second magnetic elements are adapted to interact magnetically to indicate a storage state.