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Distributing tape drive abrasion

US10062399B1 · kind B1 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Marcus Breuer · Oppenheim, DE
Bernd Freitag · Partenheim, DE
Frank Krick · Ockenheim, DE
Tim Oswald · Gimbsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2017
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 28, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11B5/52
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Some embodiments are directed to tape drive systems that oscillate the relative transverse position of the tape and magnetic head during seek operations (for example, by moving the head in the transverse direction). Some embodiments are directed to tape drive systems that select relative transverse position of the tape and magnetic head to counter uneven wear (for example, observed uneven wear, uneven wear predicted based on historical tape and drive usage data).

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