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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:
Oct. 15, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Beat G Keel, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Brian G Ehalt, Orono, MN (US);
Raymond W Knight, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360103 ; 360128 ;
Abstract
A thin film transducer having electrical connections for the discharge of electrostatic charges between coil and core is disclosed. The invention provides for conductive surfaces electrically connected to the coil and core, respectively. These surfaces are selectively positioned so as to define an air gap having a breakdown voltage below that of the insulation layer separating coil and core in the transducer.