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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NC (US);
Inventors:
Laurent A. Dellmann, Rueschlikon, CH;
Johan B. C. Engelen, Rueschlikon, CH;
Simeon Furrer, Rueschlikon, CH;
Mark A. Lantz, Rueschlikon, CH;
Hugo E. Rothuizen, Rueschlikon, CH;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/584 (2006.01); G11B 15/64 (2006.01); G11B 5/29 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 5/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/64 (2013.01); G11B 5/00826 (2013.01); G11B 5/581 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tape head system includes a read and/or write head having at least one read and/or write element configured to read from and/or write to magnetic tape and at least one electrostatic element arranged adjacent to the read and/or write element; and a controller configured to apply a potential to the at least one electrostatic element.