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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. 21, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zine-Eddine Boutaghou, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Jorge Vicente Hanchi, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andreas Argyros Polycarpou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Thomas Roy Pitchford, Bloomington, MN (US);
Anthony Pascal Sannino, Shakopee, MN (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 air bearing slider designed for operation at ultra-low flying heights. The air bearing slider has an air bearing surface having portions which are constructed from a low-friction, high-wear-resistance material.