Slider having a textured air bearing surface, head stack...

Details Slider having a textured air bearing surface, head stack... Slider having a textured air bearing surface, head stack...

2005-08-30

2005-08-30

Miller, Brian E. (Department: 2652)

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Fluid bearing head support

Disk record

C360S236300

Reexamination Certificate

active

06937439

ABSTRACT:
A disk drive includes a disk having a recording surface and a head stack assembly. The head stack assembly includes a body portion that includes a bore defining a pivot axis, an actuator arm cantilevered from the body portion and a head gimbal assembly supported at the actuator arm. The head gimbal assembly includes a load beam, a gimbal coupled to the load beam and a slider coupled to the gimbal, the slider including a transducer for reading and writing on the recording surface. The slider includes an air bearing surface that is configured to form a shallow recessed surface and a deep recessed surface. The air-bearing surface includes a leading air bearing region and one or more insular regions configured to reduce stiction with the disk. The shallow recessed surface is disposed between the air bearing surface and the deep recessed surface.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5267104 (1993-11-01), Albrecht et al.
patent: 5285337 (1994-02-01), Best et al.
patent: 5499149 (1996-03-01), Dovek
patent: 5768055 (1998-06-01), Tian et al.
patent: 5777825 (1998-07-01), Dorius
patent: 6130808 (2000-10-01), Yotsuya
patent: 6212042 (2001-04-01), Gui et al.
patent: 6229671 (2001-05-01), Boutaghou et al.
patent: 6236543 (2001-05-01), Han et al.
patent: 6304418 (2001-10-01), Boutaghou et al.
patent: 6349018 (2002-02-01), Koishi et al.
patent: 6351345 (2002-02-01), Kameyama
patent: 6392842 (2002-05-01), Boutaghou et al.
patent: 6396661 (2002-05-01), Yokohata et al.
patent: 6483667 (2002-11-01), Berg et al.
patent: 6483668 (2002-11-01), Hipwell et al.
patent: 6490136 (2002-12-01), Ito et al.
patent: 6507458 (2003-01-01), Miyagawa
patent: 6529346 (2003-03-01), Otsuka
patent: 6538849 (2003-03-01), Fayeulle et al.
patent: 2001/0043559 (2001-11-01), Schaenzer et al.
patent: 2002/0008939 (2002-01-01), Boutaghou et al.
patent: 2002/0008940 (2002-01-01), Jang et al.
patent: WO 00/68940 (2000-11-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Slider having a textured air bearing surface, head stack... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Slider having a textured air bearing surface, head stack..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Slider having a textured air bearing surface, head stack... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3486195