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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2001
Applicants:
Bruce Lairson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mark Nichols, San Jose, CA (US);
Hai Chi Nguy, Milpitas, CA (US);
Tim Glassburn, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Lairson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mark Nichols, San Jose, CA (US);
Hai Chi Nguy, Milpitas, CA (US);
Tim Glassburn, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/127 (2006.01); G11B 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing flux concentrating capacity of a shield in a magnetic read/write head positioned to read perpendicular residual magnetic fields on a magnetic media. Permeability of the shield is reduced in a direction oriented perpendicular to the magnetic media by inducing a transverse magnetic bias field within the shield.