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Method of making magnetic read/write head/flexure/conductor unit(s)

US5174012A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 1991
Grant dateDec 29, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49021
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated head/flexure/conductor structure for the reading and writing of information with respect to a relatively moving medium, such as a disk or drum, and a method for manufacturing the same. The proposed structure takes the form of a micro-dimension, elongate, dielectric flexure body, and embedded within such body both magnetic read/write pole structure, and electrical coil and conductor structure operatively associated with the pole structure. The flexure body and the embedded constitutes are formed on an atom-by-atom basis utilizing one or more conventional material-deposition processes. The method of the invention is employable, as well, to create, for example, various read/write structural components or units which may be less than a fully integrated read/write head/flexure/conductor structure.

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