Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tape head having sensors proximate to an edge
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Application No.: US15339823Application Date: 2016-10-31
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Publication No.: US09837104B1Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Robert G. Biskeborn
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Zilka-Kotab, P.C.
- Main IPC: G11B15/43
- IPC: G11B15/43 ; G11B5/255 ; G11B5/008 ; G11B5/40 ; G11B5/187 ; G11B5/31 ; G11B5/39 ; G11B15/60 ; G11B5/58 ; G11B15/62

Abstract:
An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a module having a tape bearing surface, a first edge, and a second edge. A sensor is located in a thin film region of the module. The sensor has a free layer. A distance from the first edge to the free layer is less than a distance from the second edge to the free layer. A method according to another embodiment includes detecting a distance between a free layer of a sensor and an edge closest thereto. The free layer is positioned between an upper shield and the edge. A wrap angle is selected based on the detected distance for inducing tenting of a magnetic recording tape in a region above the free layer when the magnetic recording tape moves over the module.
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