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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Olle Heinonen, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Wenzhong Zhu, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Olle Heinonen, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Wenzhong Zhu, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/596 (2006.01); G11B 5/82 (2006.01); B82Y 10/00 (2011.01); G11B 5/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/82 (2013.01); B82Y 10/00 (2013.01); G11B 5/743 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of a single data storage device with multiple different data recording media surfaces are disclosed. In one embodiment, at least one of the data recording media surfaces is conventional, such as a continuous or discrete track recording media. Another of the data recording media surfaces is a relatively high areal density, high data rate recording media, such as a bit patterned media (BPM) recording media.