Patents by Inventor Mark Allen Taylor

Mark Allen Taylor 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).

  • Utilization of tape head electronic lapping guides (ELG's) as servo format verifiers
    Patent number: 7016143
    Abstract: The present invention uses Electronic Lapping Guides (ELG's), which are patterned on every tape head, as servo format verifiers. This is implemented by specifically placing the ELG's at the appropriate locations to match the servo signal track locations and thus be usable to verify the servo format patterns on the formatted tape. According to another aspect of the present invention, tape head components which have faulty read sensors, servo sensors, or write elements which have valid ELG's may be used for the servo format verification purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Leif Stefan Kirschenbaum, Mark Allen Taylor