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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zine-Eddine Boutaghou, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
He Huang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Merle E. Thowe, Yukon, OK (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/60 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/60 ;
Abstract
An improved disc head for increased wear protection. The disc head includes wear members , formed proximate to transducer elements of a thin film head. The wear members are formed along a portion of a lower surface of the head facing the disc surface and are formed of a relatively hard material for increasing wear resistance of the head, proximate to the transducer elements