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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Hans Leuthold, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/02 (2006.01); G01B 7/14 (2006.01); G01B 7/02 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 5/596 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2013.01); G01B 7/023 (2013.01); G11B 5/5582 (2013.01); G11B 5/59627 (2013.01); G11B 5/59694 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus including a first plurality of electrodes and a second plurality of electrodes is disclosed. Each electrode of the first plurality of electrodes is configured to measure an electric field associated with a position of a moving object. The second plurality of electrodes is disposed further away from the moving object in comparison to the first plurality of electrodes. The second plurality of electrodes is configured to measure a signal associated with ambient noise.