Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Record medium
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-14
2008-09-16
Heinz, A. J. (Department: 2627)
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Record medium
Reexamination Certificate
active
07426093
ABSTRACT:
A magnetic media having servo track written with a thin film magnetic recording head utilizing a servo pattern fabricated using a focused ion beam (FIB). The recording head is fabricated by sputtering a magnetically permeable thin film onto a substrate. A gap pattern is defined on the thin film and the FIB cuts a gap through the thin film based on that pattern. Once completed, the recording head is used to write a servo track onto a magnetic tape. The servo track then allows for the precise alignment of data read heads based on the positional information obtained by a servo read head which scans the continuously variable servo track.
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Heinz A. J.
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