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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2013
Applicants:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Quantum Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Brong, Boise, ID (US);
Richard Dee, Boulder, CO (US);
Geoff Spratt, Boise, ID (US);
Mike Alan Holmberg, Eagle, ID (US);
Robert Brummet, Louisville, CO (US);
Assignees:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Quantum Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/02 (2006.01); G11B 5/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/33 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for operating tape heads are provided. In an example, a method includes detecting a potential at a sensor region, determining a target potential using a transfer function, and applying the target potential to an effector region.