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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2000
Takeshi Asano, Ibaraki, JP;
Atsushi Tanaka, Ibaraki, JP;
Yasuhisa Toujou, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshihiko Omote, Ibaraki, JP;
Nitto Denko Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A plurality of test pieces are taken from a long-sized substrate made of stainless steel, where the test pieces are arranged in parallel to the width direction TD of the substrate in a region near the forward end of the substrate. A variation among the curvatures of the test pieces is then measured. A substrate where the variation in the curvature is 0.002 [1/mm] or smaller is selected as a substrate used in manufacture of magnetic head suspensions. While the selected substrate is transported in its length direction, an insulating layer and a conductor layer are stacked on the substrate to form a plurality of magnetic head suspensions.