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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Calvin S. Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Gary M. Mcclelland, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Calvin S. Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Gary M. McClelland, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/584 (2006.01); G11B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one general embodiment, a system includes a module having multiple transducers; and a sizing mechanism for actively applying a force to at least one lateral side of the module for selectively compressing the module, thereby adjusting a pitch between the transducers, wherein the lateral side of the module intersects an axis of the module oriented parallel to the direction of the force. Additional systems and methods are also presented.