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Recessed write pole for perpendicular recording

US7532434B1 · kind B1 · utility

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56Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 6, 2002
Grant dateMay 12, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 31, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2005/0021
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk drive having a head with a recessed write pole for perpendicular recording to a disk. The head also includes a read element, a first shield and a second shield that share a common plane, and the write pole is recessed relative to the plane, thereby reducing pole tip protrusion.

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