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EP 1075693 A4 20020612 - METHOD FOR SERVO TRACK IDENTIFICATION

Title (en)

METHOD FOR SERVO TRACK IDENTIFICATION

Title (de)

SERVOSPUR-ERKENNUNGSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE D'IDENTIFICATION DE PISTE DE POSITIONNEUR

Publication

EP 1075693 A4 20020612 (EN)

Application

EP 98913306 A 19980330

Priority

US 9806265 W 19980330

IPC 1-7

G11B 5/584; G11B 20/12; G11B 27/30

IPC 8 full level

G11B 5/584 (2006.01); G11B 20/12 (2006.01); G11B 27/30 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] US 5568327 A 19961022 - PAHR PER O [NO], et al
[A] US 5394277 A 19950228 - PAHR PER O [NO], et al
[A] US 4472750 A 19840918 - KLUMPP MARLIN K [US], et al
[A] EP 0490876 A2 19920617 - IRWIN MAGNETIC SYSTEMS INC [US]
[A] EP 0562563 A2 19930929 - ARCHIVE CORP [US]
[A] US 5121270 A 19920609 - ALCUDIA EZRA R [US], et al
[A] US 4586094 A 19860429 - CHAMBORS JOHN M [US], et al
See references of WO 9950839A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1075693 A1 20010214; EP 1075693 A4 20020612; JP 2002510113 A 20020402

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98913306 A 19980330; JP 2000541676 A 19980330