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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven A. Mastain, Spring Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/115 (2006.01); G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/11 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/112 (2013.01); G11B 5/11 (2013.01); G11B 5/115 (2013.01); G11B 5/397 (2013.01); G11B 5/398 (2013.01); G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/3958 (2013.01); G11B 5/4886 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49032 (2015.01);
Abstract
A magnetic read head including a first read element magnetically coupled to a bottom shield; a second read element magnetically coupled to a top shield; a magnetic shielding structure that magnetically shields the first read element from the second read element; and a first electrical contact electrically coupled to the bottom shield, a second electrical contact electrically coupled to the top shield and a third electrical contact electrically coupled to the magnetic shielding structure.