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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Raymond Segar, Burnsville, MN (US);
Subrahmanyan Nagarajan, Burnsville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 ;
Abstract
A reader portion (,) of a magnetoresistive head is disclosed. The reader portion (,) includes a magnetoresistive read element (,) for reading information from a magnetic media (,) and a non-magnetic element (,) to detect and cancel thermal changes in the read head. A spacer (,) is positioned between the magnetoresistive read element (,) and the non-magnetic element (,). A plurality of electrical contacts (,) connect the magnetoresistive read element (,) and the non-magnetic element (,) to external circuitry.