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Slider with mesa for optical disc data storage system

US5831797A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 1997
Grant dateNov 3, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B11/1058
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical storage system includes an optical disc for storing information in an optical reading format. An optical transducer is carried on a slider proximate a data surface of the optical disc and is used for transducing information on the disc surface. A mesa is provided on an air bearing surface of the slider and electrical conductors are provided which extend around the mesa.

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