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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Paul Poorman, Meridian, ID (US);
Mike Alan Holmberg, Eryle, ID (US);
Robert G. Walmsley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Poorman, Meridian, ID (US);
Mike Alan Holmberg, Eryle, ID (US);
Robert G. Walmsley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/02 (2006.01); G11B 21/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transducer head apparatus () is disclosed for concurrently transferring data relative to a plurality of tracks on a data carrier. The head apparatus comprises a body () extending longitudinally, the body supporting a plurality of longitudinally spaced transducer elements (), and adjuster apparatus () operable to adjust the relative longitudinal dispositions of at least some of the transducer elements.