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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Amy Jo Bergerud, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrew Joseph Boyne, West Hartford, CT (US);
Daniel Richard Buettner, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Kurt W. Wierman, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Joel W. Hoehn, Hudson, WI (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3169 (2013.01); G11B 5/3116 (2013.01); G11B 5/4826 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes methods of using a sacrificial, protective head overcoat during the manufacture of sliders. In some embodiments, the final trailing edge topography of the transducer devices is formed before applying the sacrificial, protective head overcoat. In some embodiments, the final trailing edge topography of the transducer devices is formed after removing the sacrificial, protective head overcoat.