Process for determining data disk track centers

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PATENT NO 4816938
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07077588

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A process for determining the center of data disk tracks. The transducer head is positioned to one side of a track. The head repeatedly reads the track and microsteps across the track. The number of microsteps taken at the position on each side of the center of the track where a certain number of error correction code errors occur, are designated as boundaries of that track. The center of the track is then calculated as being half-way between the boundaries. By using the microstep off-sets for the centers of two tracks on a data disk, a correction factor can be calculated to compensate for thermal expansion of the data disk.

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XEBEC 3579 HIGHWAY 50 EAST CARSON CITY NVADA 89701-2826 A CA CORPNot Provided

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Joseph Y Carson City, NV 1 20
Cochran, David S Los Altos, CA 1 20
Cowen, Stephen R Longmont, CO 5 113
Toreson, James S Zephyr Cove, NV 7 89

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