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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Charles Christensen, Johnston, IA (US);
Jodie Ann Christner, Rochester, MN (US);
Earl Albert Cunningham, Rochester, MN (US);
Jay Michael Mosbrucker, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360113 ; 338 / ;
Abstract
A magnetic head including a shielded MR element which incorporates a low reluctance path between the shields to reduce interference picked up by inductive reading of the shields. The low reluctance path is provided outside a conductive loop of material which includes the MR element and its associated leads. The low reluctance path may include a magnetic short between the two shields.