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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Gary Wessel, Savage, MN (US);
Jason Gadbois, Shakopee, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/31 (2006.01); B24B 37/005 (2012.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01); G11B 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3169 (2013.01); B24B 37/005 (2013.01); G11B 5/3116 (2013.01); G11B 5/3166 (2013.01); G11B 5/3906 (2013.01); G11B 5/6011 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49032 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49048 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the fabrication of head sliders for use in hard disk drives, and in particular the provision and usage of electrical bond pads on the slider surface structure to accommodate needs of the fabrication process as well as slider operation within a disk drive.