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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. 22, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Mallary, Sterling, MA (US);
Assignee:
Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/00 ; G02B 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/00 ; G02B 7/02 ;
Abstract
An objective-solid immersion lens assembly includes a unitary solid immersion lens body having an optical axis, an evanescent wave-conducting region along the optical axis, and a substantially spherical surface portion surrounding the optical axis oppositely the wave emitting region. A discrete objective lens is attached to, or otherwise formned at, the solid immersion lens body at the substantially spherical surface portion to be in alignment with the optical axis. Several manufacturing methods for making an air bearing slider including the objective-solid immersion lens assembly are disclosed.