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US 5,963,400 AGranted
Thin film tape head including split top pole
AssigneeStorage Technology Corporation
InventorsJames C. Cates, John Paul Mantey, Ronald Dean Gillingham, Steven Gregory Trabert
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Abstract
A thin film magnetic tape head including a split top pole. The split top pole configuration allows multiple patterns to be written simultaneously onto a servo band.
Claims3
A thin film magnetic servo recording head comprising:
- a first write module including:
- a magnetic write head including a bottom pole and a top pole;
- conductive coil windings electromagnetically coupled to said write head;
- a write driver electrically connected to said conductive coil windings;
- a second write module adjacent said first write module and aligned to operate in the same servo band including:
- a second magnetic write head including a bottom pole and a top pole, said top pole configured to provide a plurality of spaced apart transducing gaps;
- conductive coil windings electromagnetically coupled to said second write module;
- a write driver electromagnetically connected to said conductive coil windings;
- and
- a read module adjacent said second write module and aligned to operate in the same servo band.
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