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  • Techniques for detecting head-disc contact
    Patent number: 7891080
    Abstract: A method for detecting head-disc contact is disclosed. The method comprises locating a head including a head positioning microactuator and at least one of a read transducer and a write transducer adjacent to a disc such that the head is in communication with the disc, monitoring an output signal from the head positioning microactuator of the head, and evaluating the output signal to determine if the head contacts the disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: James C. Alexander, Jason H. Laks