Elevated electrodes for probe position sensing
US7903532B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B9/1481
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a storage medium, a head substrate, wherein the storage medium and the head substrate are separated by a gap, a plurality of electrodes separated from each other, and a support structure positioned in the gap for supporting some of the electrodes. An apparatus comprising a storage medium, a head substrate, wherein the storage medium and the head substrate are separated by a gap, a plurality of posts positioned in the gap, a layer of low friction material positioned on one end of each of the posts, is also described.
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