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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2009
Applicant:
Hiroto Takeshita, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroto Takeshita, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Storage Device Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magnetic storage apparatus includes a magnetic storage medium including a recording layer, and a backing layer including a portion having a Curie temperature lower than that of the recording layer, a recording head that generates a magnetic field for recording from a side of the recording layer opposite to another side on which the backing layer is provided, and a heater unit heating at least a part of an area in proximity to a target area for recording by the recording head.