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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E Chapin, Burnsville, MN (US);
Richard A Strom, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360103 ;
Abstract
A negative pressure air-bearing slider comprises a slider body having a surface with a leading edge, a trailing edge and first and second side edges. First and second raised side rails are positioned along cross rail extends between the first and second raised side rails. The raised cross rail has a leading edge and a trailing edge. A negative pressure cavity extends from the raised cross rail toward the trailing edge and between the side rails. A choke is positioned within the raised cross rail, which widens from the leading edge of the raised cross rail toward the trailing edge of the raised cross rail.