AU6626294A - Magnetic recording head with continuously monitored track following servo - Google Patents

Magnetic recording head with continuously monitored track following servo

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Publication number
AU6626294A
AU6626294A AU66262/94A AU6626294A AU6626294A AU 6626294 A AU6626294 A AU 6626294A AU 66262/94 A AU66262/94 A AU 66262/94A AU 6626294 A AU6626294 A AU 6626294A AU 6626294 A AU6626294 A AU 6626294A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
recording head
magnetic recording
continuously monitored
track following
following servo
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
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AU66262/94A
Inventor
Ronald Scott Indeck
Guo Mian
Marcel Wettstein Muller
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Washington University in St Louis WUSTL
Original Assignee
University of Washington
Washington University in St Louis WUSTL
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Priority claimed from US08/046,040 external-priority patent/US5365586A/en
Application filed by University of Washington, Washington University in St Louis WUSTL filed Critical University of Washington
Publication of AU6626294A publication Critical patent/AU6626294A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • G11B5/58—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
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    • G11B5/58—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
    • G11B5/596—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following for track following on disks
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AU66262/94A 1993-04-09 1994-04-05 Magnetic recording head with continuously monitored track following servo Abandoned AU6626294A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US100567 1987-09-24
US08/046,040 US5365586A (en) 1993-04-09 1993-04-09 Method and apparatus for fingerprinting magnetic media
US046040 1993-04-09
US10056793A 1993-07-30 1993-07-30
PCT/US1994/003721 WO1994024669A1 (en) 1993-04-09 1994-04-05 Magnetic recording head with continuously monitored track following servo

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AU6626294A true AU6626294A (en) 1994-11-08

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US4972336A (en) * 1983-10-14 1990-11-20 Applied Magnetics Corporation Read while write magnetic head assembly
US4802030A (en) * 1986-06-25 1989-01-31 Hewlett-Packard Company Head-tape alignment apparatus with a tape edge find operation
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US5137750A (en) * 1990-11-06 1992-08-11 Seagate Technology, Inc. Method of making a thin film head with contoured pole face edges for undershoot reduction
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