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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Hironori Teguri, Kawasaki, JP;
Motomichi Shibano, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Hironori Teguri, Kawasaki, JP;
Motomichi Shibano, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Storage Device Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A storage apparatus includes a magnetic storage medium which is formed with a data portion based on isolated magnetic dots and a servo pattern portion, a drive mechanism which drives the storage medium, a head actuator which includes a head for reading and writing data from and to the storage medium, and a permanent magnet which is disposed at a position that is opposable to a whole radial region of the servo pattern portion, during a rotation of the storage medium.