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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);

Calvin S. Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);

Andrew C. Ting, El Prado, NM (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 5/127 (2006.01); G11B 5/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/314 (2013.01); G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G11B 5/1278 (2013.01); G11B 5/39 (2013.01); G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a substrate having a media bearing surface, and a first shield above the substrate. The first shield has a media facing side recessed from a plane extending along the media bearing surface of the substrate. A current-perpendicular-to-plane sensor is located above the substrate, the sensor having a media facing side recessed from the plane extending along the media bearing surface of the substrate. An electrically nonconductive first film is positioned on the media facing sides of the first shield and sensor. A second film is positioned on a media facing side of the first film, the second film comprising a refractory metal.


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