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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2001
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);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for constructing an ultra-low-flying-height slider for carrying a transducing head in a disc drive system including a rotatable disc. The method comprises removing material from an air bearing surface of the slider to create a channel at a likely location of contact with the rotatable disc and filling the channel with a low-friction, high-wear-resistance material. The channel is filled such that the air bearing surface is configured the same as the air bearing surface configuration prior to removing material.