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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Swaraj Basu, Londonderry, GB;
Vijayharan A. Venugopal, Londonderry, GB;
Cillian O'Brian Fallon, Co. Donegal, IE;
Martin Liam McGarry, Northern Ireland, GB;
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/187 (2006.01); G11B 5/235 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/11 (2006.01); G11B 5/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/1871 (2013.01); G11B 5/11 (2013.01); G11B 5/1278 (2013.01); G11B 5/1877 (2013.01); G11B 5/235 (2013.01); G11B 5/312 (2013.01); G11B 5/315 (2013.01); G11B 5/3116 (2013.01); G11B 5/3146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A write head for recording data on a storage medium. The write head includes a bearing surface and a write pole. The write pole includes a main pole layer having a front surface that forms a portion of the bearing surface. The front surface of the write pole has a leading edge and a trailing edge. The write pole further includes a high damping material layer. The high damping material layer has a front end that is attached to the main pole layer at the leading edge.