IP Library Granted Patent US 5,937,435
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US 5,937,435 · App. 08/628,304

System and method for skip-sector mapping in a data recording disk drive

Inventors: Jeff J. Dobbek, Steven R. Hetzler
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Granted: Aug 10, 1999 Filed: Apr 5, 1996
Inventors
Jeff J. Dobbek
Steven R. Hetzler
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation

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Patent No.
US 5,937,435
App. No.
08/628,304
Filed
1996-04-05
Granted
1999-08-10
Kind
A