Coating magnetic tape heads
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsBrian Brong, Mike Alan Holmberg, Charles Calvin Brooks Partee, Paul W Poorman, Mike Sharrock, Geoff Spratt, Scott Swanbeck
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Abstract
Techniques for protecting tape heads from wear are provided. In an example, a method includes forming a coating over elements on the magnetic tape head, wherein the elements can comprise read elements, write elements, or both and wherein the coating does not extend over adjacent tape bearing surfaces.
Claims15
A magnetic read/write head comprising:
- a read/write region comprising a read element and a write element;
- a protective coating over the read element, the write element, or both, wherein the protective coating does not cover tape bearing surfaces disposed proximally to the read/write region, and wherein the protective coating is designed to protect the read/write region from wear.
A method for protecting a magnetic tape head, the method comprising forming a coating over elements on the magnetic tape head, wherein the elements can comprise read elements, write elements, or both and wherein the coating does not extend over adjacent tape bearing surfaces.
A tape drive comprising:
- a tape head comprising a read/write region that comprises a read element and a write element, wherein a protective coating is disposed over the read element, the write element, or both, wherein the protective coating does not cover tape bearing surfaces disposed proximally to the read/write region, and wherein the protective coating is designed to protect the read/write region from wear;
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- a tape transport mechanism comprising a supply reel, a take-up reel, and a drive mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.