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Assembly, apparatus and method for fabricating a structural element of a hard disk drive air bearing

US7929251B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V. · NL

Inventors

Peter M. Dang · San Jose, US
Eric W. Flint · San Jose, US
Cherngye Hwang · San Jose, US
Yongjian Sun · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 10, 2006
Grant date	Apr 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49046
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An assembly, apparatus and method for fabricating a structural element of a hard disk drive air bearing. The method and apparatus provide an improved protective layer, an improved structural element consisting of a single layer of structural material, and a method consisting of applying the improved protective layer, applying a uniform layer of structural material, applying a resist layer, etching the structural material layer, and removing the resist layer.

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