Servo zone transition optimization for disk drives

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10777224
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16556501

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Systems and methods for servo zone transition optimization are described. In one embodiment, the storage system device includes a disk drive and a controller. In some embodiments, the controller may be configured to assess at least one operation of a read/write head of the disk drive; and format, based at least in part on the assessing of the read/write head, a disk surface of the disk drive with a first servo zone, a second servo zone, and an overlap region extending between a start point of the second servo zone and an end point of the first servo zone. In some cases, the overlap region starts towards a disk inner diameter (ID) and ends towards a disk outer diameter (OD).

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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCCUPERTINO CA

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Christensen, Joshua Ward Savage, US 10 31
Ellis, Timothy Francis Tonka Bay, US 15 184
Hillukka, Gary Ernest Cokato, US 4 14
Pokharel, Puskal Prasad Edina, US 21 185

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