Patent ID: 9443540
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G11B

Claim Text:
1. A product, comprising: a magnetic recording tape having opposite ends and at least one servo track, a longitudinal axis of the magnetic recording tape being defined between the ends; the at least one servo track having a plurality of straight first magnetic bars and a plurality of straight second magnetic bars spaced from the first magnetic bars, wherein a width of each of the at least one servo track is defined in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the magnetic recording tape between sides of the servo track, the sides of each servo track extending along opposite ends of each of the first magnetic bars, wherein lengths of the second magnetic bars between outermost ends thereof are less than the width of the associated servo track, wherein the at least one servo track has a plurality of fourth magnetic bars, wherein the fourth magnetic bars are positioned closer to one side of the associated servo track than are the second magnetic bars.