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US 2002/0154440 A1Published application
Electrostatic track following using patterned media
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsWayne A. Bonin, Zine-Eddine Boutaghou
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Abstract
A transducing head positioning system for use with patterned media. The patterned media comprises a plurality of data tracks and grooves. The grooved tracks can be used in connection with electrodes on a slider to create an electrostatic motor for microactuation of the slider.
Claims23
A transducing head positioning system, the system comprising:
- patterned data storage media comprising a plurality of data tracks and forming a first portion of an electrostatic motor;
- and
- a slider carrying a second portion of the electrostatic motor, wherein the electrostatic motor is used to position a transducing head above a selected data track on the patterned storage media.
An electrostatic slider positioning system, the system comprising:
- patterned media comprising a plurality of data tracks;
- and
- a slider located proximate the patterned media, wherein the slider includes a plurality of electrodes configured to be selectively activated to cause an electrostatic attraction between an electrode and a data track..
A method of controlling the position of a transducing head above the surface of a patterned electronic storage medium, the method comprising:
- suspending a slider above a surface of the storage medium, wherein the slider comprises a plurality of electrodes on a storage medium opposing surface;
- and
- moving the transducing head to a desired data track on the storage medium by actuating an electrostatic motor formed by the plurality of electrodes on the slider and tracks on the patterned electronic storage medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.