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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 02, 1998
Ling Wang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Aaron C. Swann, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gregory S. Mowry, Burnsville, MN (US);
Lori G. Swanson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A disc head slider (,) includes a slider body having a leading slider edge (,), a trailing slider edge (,) and a center line (,) extending from the leading slider edge (,) to the trailing slider edge (,). The slider body carries a recording head (,) along the center line (,). First and second longitudinal side rails (,) are positioned on the slider body and terminate prior to the trailing slider edge (,). A third longitudinal rail (,) is positioned between the first and second longitudinal side rails (,) and terminates prior to the head (,). A first raised side pad (,) is positioned between the first longitudinal side rail (,) and the trailing edge (,) and rearward of the head (,), relative to the leading slider edge (,). A second raised side pad (,) is positioned between the second longitudinal side rail (,) and the trailing edge (,) and rearward of the head (,), relative to the leading slider edge (,).