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Devices having electrodes on the trailing edge surface

US9202500B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Seagate Technology LLC · US

Inventors

Gary J. Kunkel · Minneapolis, US
Ajaykumar Rajasekharan · Bloomington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2014
Grant date	Dec 1, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11B5/6005
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A slider that includes a slider body, the slider body having a trailing edge surface and an opposing leading edge surface; an air bearing surface (ABS) between the trailing edge surface and the leading edge surface; a read/write head located on the trailing edge surface of the slider body; an electrode array located on the trailing edge surface of the slider body, the electrode array including at least a first electrode and at least a second electrode; and first and second bias circuits, wherein the first bias circuit is electrically coupled to the at least first electrode and the second bias circuit is electrically coupled to the at least second electrode.

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