Abstract: A magnetic recording head assembly, and method, for connecting a magnetic head within a magnetic tape device such as a tape formatting device. In one example, the assembly includes a mounting device for attachment to the magnetic tape device, and a sub-mount for attaching the magnetic head to the mounting device, the sub-mount having a first end connected with the magnetic head and a second end removably connected with the mounting device. By attaching the head to one end of the sub-mount, the head/sub-mount combination can be removably attached to the mounting device which is (or will be) attached to the magnetic tape device. The sub-mount and mounting device provide an improved level of flexibility for connecting heads to various different magnetic tape devices. Various embodiments of the invention are disclosed.

Abstract: A servo head capable of verifying at least one timing based pattern printed on media is provided. The servo head includes a magnetic structure having at least one magnetic element arranged and configured to form at least one magnetic gap parallel to the timing based pattern. In one embodiment, the magnetic element is arranged and configured to have a plurality of magnetic gaps being parallel to each other but not co-linear to each other. In the second embodiment, the magnetic element is arranged and configured to have a magnetic gap being parallel to and co-linear to the timing based pattern.

Abstract: A coated article (e.g., 244) and a method for preparing a coating (e.g., 400) for a metallic substrate (402) are described. In one embodiment, the method includes preparing a ceramic powder comprising particles of a ceramic material (404) doped with a catalyst species (406). The method also includes adding metal particles (408) and the ceramic powder to a fluid to form a fluid suspension effective to maintain the catalyst species dispersed therein, and then applying the fluid suspension to the metallic substrate to form the coating thereon. In another embodiment, an aqueous suspension of undoped ceramic particles (316) may be combined with a fluid suspension of metallic particles to form the coating.