ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,504, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Seagate Technology LLC (Fremont, Calif.).
"Movable magnetic particle memory device" was invented by Riyan Alex Mendonsa (Edina, Minn.), Brett R. Herdendorf (Shakopee, Minn.) and Jon D. Trantham (Chanhassen, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A data storage apparatus is presented that includes a well structure comprising a suspension medium, and a magnetic particle disposed in at least a portion of the well structure. A control system is configured to represent a data state corresponding to a positioning of the magnetic particle within the well structure, the magnetic particle moved responsive...