Patents by Inventor Mike SHARROCK

Mike SHARROCK has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • MAGNETIC TAPE PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20160196839
    Abstract: A system including a magnetic tape processing system that includes a read/write head to write to a top surface of a magnetic tape. The read/write head provides a write head field gradient of at least 40 Oersteds per nanometer at the top surface of the magnetic tape. The magnetic tape processing system and the read/write head provide a track density of greater than 8000 tracks per inch, a bit density of greater than 440 kilo-bits per inch, and an aspect ratio of less than 70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Mike Alan Holmberg, Geoff Spratt, Brian Brong, Mike Sharrock, Steven L. Brittenham, Scott A. Swanbeck, Eric Petersen, Lawrence A. Hansen, Paul W. Poorman
  • COATING MAGNETIC TAPE HEADS
    Publication number: 20160180871
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Brian Brong, Mike Alan Holmberg, Charles Calvin Brooks Partee, Paul W Poorman, Mike Sharrock, Geoff Spratt, Scott Swanbeck
  • Magnetic tape processing
    Patent number: 9336808
    Abstract: A system including a magnetic tape processing system that includes a read/write head to write to a top surface of a magnetic tape. The read/write head provides a write head field gradient of at least 40 Oersteds per nanometer at the top surface of the magnetic tape. The magnetic tape processing system and the read/write head provide a track density of greater than 8000 tracks per inch, a bit density of greater than 440 kilo-bits per inch, and an aspect ratio of less than 70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Mike Alan Holmberg, Geoff Spratt, Brian Brong, Mike Sharrock, Steven L. Brittenham, Scott A. Swanbeck, Eric Petersen, Lawrence A. Hansen, Paul W. Poorman
  • MAGNETIC TAPE PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20150302879
    Abstract: A system including a magnetic tape processing system that includes a read/write head to write to a top surface of a magnetic tape. The read/write head provides a write head field gradient of at least 40 Oersteds per nanometer at the top surface of the magnetic tape. The magnetic tape processing system and the read/write head provide a track density of greater than 8000 tracks per inch, a bit density of greater than 440 kilo-bits per inch, and an aspect ratio of less than 70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Mike Alan HOLMBERG, Geoff SPRATT, Brian BRONG, Mike SHARROCK, Steven L. BRITTENHAM, Scott A. SWANBECK, Eric PETERSEN, Lawrence A. HANSEN, Paul W. POORMAN