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Slider having transducers orientated in different directions

US7532437B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 19, 2006
Grant dateMay 12, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/4976
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Transducers are oriented differently to address the skew phenomenon. This enables a greater area of the medium to be utilized for data storage, thereby increasing the storage capacity of the device implementing embodiments of the present invention.

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