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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Hendrik F. Hamann, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Chie Ching Poon, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael P. Salo, San Jose, CA (US);
Hemantha Kumar Wickramasinghe, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hendrik F. Hamann, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Chie Ching Poon, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael P. Salo, San Jose, CA (US);
Hemantha Kumar Wickramasinghe, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/147 (2006.01); G11B 5/02 (2006.01); G11B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magnetic recording disk drive has a magnetic recording head that includes first and second separating layers, and a heater formed between the first and second separating layers. The heater has a dimension such a thermal protrusion is induced in the recording head and a thermal conductance between the recording head and a recording medium is enhanced.