Partially etched protective overcoat for a disk drive slider

Details Partially etched protective overcoat for a disk drive slider Partially etched protective overcoat for a disk drive slider

1997-07-09

2000-01-11

Klimowicz, William J

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Drum record

G11B 2121, G11B 1732, G11B 560

Patent

active

06014288&

ABSTRACT:
For use in a disk drive, a head comprising a slider having a bottom air bearing surface, a leading edge and a trailing edge; a magnetic transducer mounted by the slider at the trailing edge of the slider; and a protective overcoat adhered to the air bearing surface of the slider and having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The trailing edge of the protective overcoat being spaced from the trailing edge of the slider such that the minimum distance from the slider to the surface of a disk in the disk drive is between the magnetic transducer and the disk surface.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3573768 (1971-04-01), Harris
patent: 4327387 (1982-04-01), Plotto
patent: 5067037 (1991-11-01), Ananth et al.
patent: 5159508 (1992-10-01), Grill et al.
patent: 5198934 (1993-03-01), Kubo et al.
patent: 5231613 (1993-07-01), Nakayama et al.
patent: 5336550 (1994-08-01), Ganapathi et al.
patent: 5388017 (1995-02-01), Franco et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Partially etched protective overcoat for a disk drive slider does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Partially etched protective overcoat for a disk drive slider, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Partially etched protective overcoat for a disk drive slider will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1467014