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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jack Jialno Xuan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Thanh Duc Nguyen, Fremont, CA (US);
Chung Yuang Shih, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/82 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/82 ;
Abstract
A head media interface for contact starts and stops. The head media interface including a plurality of bumps extending from bearing surfaces of the slider and a data storage disc including a plurality of generally uniform holes extending below a relatively smooth base surface of the disc in a portion of the disc. The base surface interrupted by holes and the slider bumps forming a contact interface for CSS.