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Magnetic tape device and head tracking servo method

US9972351B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 2017
Grant dateMay 15, 2018
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Expiry dateDec 26, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/584
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The magnetic tape device including: a magnetic tape; and a servo head, in which the servo head is a magnetic head including a tunnel magnetoresistance effect type element as a servo pattern reading element, the magnetic tape includes a non-magnetic support, and a magnetic layer including ferromagnetic powder and a binding agent on the non-magnetic support, the magnetic layer includes a servo pattern, and logarithmic decrement acquired by a pendulum viscoelasticity test performed regarding a surface of the magnetic layer is equal to or smaller than 0.050.

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