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Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001

Filed:

Jan. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:

Geoffrey Alan Hungerford, Lafayette, CO (US);

Assignee:

Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/60 ; G11B 1/560 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/60 ; G11B 1/560 ;
Abstract

A magnetic head that delays the onset of pole tip recession. Each read and write transducer protrudes out from a mesa, which in turn protrudes out of the magnetic head's tape bearing surface. The initial protrusion distance extends the magnetic head's expected life. The mesas define the shape and position of the active portion of the transducers. Additionally, the mesas may be situated in recessed channels formed in the tape bearing surface. Lowering the mesas into the recessed channels slows the transducer wear rate by supporting the magnetic medium over a larger area.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hungerford, Geoffrey. (2001). Magnetic head having pole tips extending above and off a transverse width of an isolated mesa (U.S. Patent No. 6212040). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6212040

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