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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8976482
APP PUB NO 20130321949A1
SERIAL NO

13898839

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A tape head includes a set of one or more segments, wherein each segment of the set is individually movable with respect to a frame; each segment of the set comprising at least one of a write element configured to write data to a tape and a read element configured to read data from the tape; and each segment of the set comprising a further read element having a width transverse to a motion direction of the tape being at least a width of the write element of the segment or, in the event that no write element is comprised in the segment, of a write element of a different segment.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cherubini, Giovanni Rueschlikon, CH 163 1916
Jelitto, Jens Rueschlikon, CH 99 1684
Lantz, Mark A Rueschlikon, CH 145 1133

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