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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2000
Naum V. Gitis, Cupertino, CA (US);
Victor Dunn, San Jose, CA (US);
Naum V. Gitis, Cupertino, CA (US);
Victor Dunn, San Jose, CA (US);
Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, CO (US);
Abstract
A magnetic recording head for reading and writing information with respect to a rotating disk medium includes a pad having a working surface which contacts the recording medium. The pad has a leading edge and a trailing edge with the leading edge facing in the general direction of relative motion between the head and the medium. The ledge has a narrower width than the trailing edge so as to reduce the effort of debris accumulation at the disk-head interface. The narrower leading edge allows the head to deflect oncoming debris as the head traverses the surface of the rotating magnetic medium.