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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Thomas William Clinton, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Werner Scholz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas William Clinton, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Werner Scholz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a ring of magnetic material, a source for applying a setting magnetic field to the ring, and first and second electrodes for applying an electric current to the ring. A method of using the apparatus to write to a magnetic storage medium is also provided.