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Dual writer head design utilizing two writers of different sizes for writing interlaced data tracks

US10210891B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2017
Grant dateFeb 19, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/3967
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A storage device includes a storage medium and a transducer head with two writers positioned to write to a same surface of the storage medium. The two writers are separated from one another along a down-track direction of a data track on the storage medium and independently controllable to write data.

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