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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joachim Walter Ahner, Livermore, CA (US);
David M. Tung, Livermore, CA (US);
Stephen Keith McLaurin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/95 (2013.01); G01N 21/4738 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are apparatuses and methods related thereto, wherein at least one apparatus includes: a photon emitting means configured to emit photons, wherein the photons are scattered from magnetic features of an article; a photon detector array configured to receive scattered photons; and a processing means configured to differentiate the magnetic features from the scattered photons.